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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1974.

WATER SUPPLY TO LICENSED AREAS

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PLANS FOR A NEW WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM TO LICENSED AREAS TO IMPROVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ARE NOW IN THE FINAL STAGE OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE WATERWORKS OFFICE.

UNDER THIS SYSTEM, WATER SUPPLY WILL LITERALLY BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOORSTEP OF TENANTS' HOMES.

IN THE INITIAL STAGE, CHEUNG SHA WAN, SHEK YAM AND KOWLOON BAY WEST LICENSED AREAS WILL BE INSTALLED WITH THIS NEW WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.

+THIS SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD HELP TO CONSERVE SUPPLY, WILL BE EXTENDED TO ALL FUTURE LICENSED AREAS AND DEPENDING ON FINANCE, TO ALL EXISTING LICENSED AREAS AS WELL, + A HOUSING DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

REFERRING TO COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS OF KOWLOON BAY

WEST LICENSED AREA OF AN INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT AS THIS SITE HAD BEEN SELECTED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW SUPPLY SYSTEM, ONLY TWO PUBLIC STANDPIPES WERE INSTALLED.

+TO MEET THEIR NEEDS IN THIS HOT WEATHER, THE WATERWORKS OFFICE HAVE AGREED TO SET UP ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY STANDPIPES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,+ HE ADDED.

VATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN YUEN LONG WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS ON SATURDAY (JULY 27) STARTING FROM 1 A.M.

THE TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION IS TO ENABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD, THE NULLAH, ON NING ROAD, SAI TAI STREET, KOK TING STREET, CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU CROSS ROAD AND SAN TIN, KAM TIN SHI, KAM HING WAI, SHUI TAU TSUEN, SHUI MEI TSUEN, PAK VAI TSUEN, KAM TIN MARKET, KAM SHEUNG ROAD BETWEEN KAM TIN ROAD AND TAI PO ROAD, KAM TIN ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU CROSS ROAD AND TSUEN KAM ROAD, INCLUDING SHEK KONG CAMP.

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