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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1975

PUMPING STATION FOR HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR

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A NEW PUMPING STATION WILL BE BUILT IN SAI KUNG IN CONNECTION WITH THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME.

THE NEW WỤ LE TAU PUMPING STATION, SITUATED IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE PAK KONG VILLAGE, IS, IN FACT, ONE OF EIGHT SUCH STATIONS TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO DEVELOP LOWLAND CATCHMENTS AS PART OF THE RESERVOIR PROJECT.

TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW STATION, TOGETHER WITH AN ACCESS ROAD, CATCHWATER AND DELIVERY PIPELINE IN THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT.

THIS STATION WILL DRAW FLOOD WATER FROM THE STREAM AND PUMP IT THROUGH A PIPELINE OF 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 1,800 FEET LONG TO A HIGH LEVEL CATCHWATER WHICH FEEDS THE MAIN TUNNEL SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH WATER WILL BE CONVEYED TO THE RESERVOIR.

THE WORK WILL ALSO INVOLVE THE BUILDING OF A 10-FT. WIDE CATCHWATER ACCESS ROAD OF ABOUT 2,000 FT. LONG TOGETHER WITH A CATCHWATER CHANNEL AND A 10-FT. WIDE ACCESS ROAD OF ABOUT 1,700 FT. LONG LEADING TO THE PUMPING STATION.

NORMAL LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES FOR DOMESTIC AND AGRICULURAL PURPOSES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BOTH DURING AND AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATION.

IMPROVEMENT WORKS INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION CHANNELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CARRIED OUT TO IMPROVE THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF THE FIELDS.

LABOUR DISPUTE SETTLED

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THE DISPUTE INVOLVING 28 WORKERS OF A GARMENT FACTORY IN KWUN TONG WAS SETTLED YESTERDAY. THE WORKERS WERE DISMISSED ON FEBRUARY 8 FROM THE CUTTING SECTION OF LEVER SHIRT GARMENT WEAVING, BLEACHING AND DYEING FACTORY LTD.

WORKERS APPROACHED THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR CONCILIATION ASSISTANCE ON FEBRUARY 19. TWO JOINT MEETINGS WERE HELD IN THE KWUN TONG LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICE, AND SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER FURTHER SEPARATE NEGOTIATIONS.

WORKERS RECEIVED PAYMENTS OF HALF-MONTH'S WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE. A LUMP SUM OF $800 WERE ALSO GIVEN TO FOUR WORKERS WITH LONG SERVICE AS EX GRATIA PAYMENT.