SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1974
LICENSED AREAS TO HAVE PROPER POWER SUPPLY SOON
XXXXX*
MORE THAN 10,000 OCCUPANTS OF LICENSED AREAS WILL HAVE · AUTHORIZED ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS READY TO IMPLEMENT ITS PHASED PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE A SAFE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO ALL EXISTING LICENSED AREAS.
THE FIRST STAGE INVOLVING THE INSTALLATION OF AN OVERHEAD SUPPLY SYSTEM IN SIX LICENSED AREAS, INCLUDING KOULOON BAY, WILL START BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH. THE FIVE OTHER LICENSED AREAS ARE CHAI VAN AREA 2 AND 3. CHEUNG SIA UAN AREA 2, SAM KA TSUEN, AND HIP VO STREET.
THE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMHE WILL BE EXTENDED TO OTHER LICENSED AREAS WHEN WORK ON STAGE ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
TENDERS FOR THE INSTALLATION WILL BE INVITED SHORTLY. THE FIRST PHASE IS ESTIMATED TO COST OVER $1.25 MILLION.
A SPOKESIAN FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TODAY REPEATED AN EARLIER APPEAL TO LICENSEES TO STOP TAPPING ELECTRICITY. +APART FROM BEING ILLEGAL, THIS IS A VERY DANCEROUS PRACTICE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE AS WELL AS PROPERTY
IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTRICITY FIRE,+ HE SAID.
BOTH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINA LIGHT AND POUER COMPANY ARE DOING ALL THEY CAN TO PROVIDE LEGAL POVER SUPPLY TO ALL LICENSED AREAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. +BUT UNTIL SUCH WORK CAN BE COMPLETED LICENSED AREA OCCUPANTS MUST HEED OUR ADVICE NOT TO TAP ELECTRICITY+ THE SPOKESIAN EMPHASISED,
+
12
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.