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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1975

NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR FOR POKFULAM

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A NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR IS TO BE BUILT IN POKFULAM TO COPE WITH INCREASING DEMANDS FOR FRESH WATER FROM HIGH RISE BUILDINGS IN THE AREA.

THE NEW RESERVOIR WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 1.4 MILLION GALLONS AND WILL BE BUILT ON THE HILLSIDE NEAR' POKFULAM RESERVOIR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THE NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR WOULD GREATLY INCREASE THE STORAGE AND OUTPUT CAPACITY OF THE TWO SERVICE TANKS NOW IN USE AND BETTER SERVE ALL HIGH LEVEL FLATS BETWEEN QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL AND WAH FU ESTATE. THE DEMAND FOR FRESH WATER IN THIS AREA, HE NOTED, WAS EXPECTED TO REACH 1.5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY BY 1976.

WORK ON THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES BUILDING A 900-FOOT LONG ACCESS ROAD, WILL START ÎN AUGUST AND SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

MEANWHILE, WORK WILL START NEXT MONTH ON A NEW NETWORK OF PIPELINES IN THE CLEARWATER BAY ROAD AREA AS PART OF A SCHEME TO IMPROVE FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLIES TO HIGH LEVEL AREAS IN THE EASTERN PART OF NEW KOWLOON, INCLUDING THE FUTURE SHUN LEE TSUEN ESTATE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT HOUSING ESTATES ALONG CLEARWATER BAY ROAD.

SOME 24,000 FEET OF PIPES WILL BE LAID, STRETCHING FROM THE SHUM WAN SHAN PUMPING STATION THROUGH THE KWUN TONG HIGH LEVEL SERVICE RESERVOIR TO THE NEW ANDERSON ROAD SERVICE RESERVOIR, NOW BEING BUILT.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE PIPELINE SYSTEM WILL BE COMPLETED BY MAY NEXT YEAR.

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SLIP ROAD IN CAUSEWAY BAY TO BE CLOSED FOR A MONTH

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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE SLIP ROAD JOINING HING FAT STREET AND VICTORIA PARK ROAD IN CAUSEWAY BAY WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH AS FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY (JUNE 15) FOR ROAD REPAIR WORKS.

DURING THIS PERIOD, NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SLIP ROAD, EXCEPT FOR PRIVATE CARS AND MOTORCYCLES.

DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF THE SLIP ROAD, CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL BUS ROUTE 102 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TSING FUNG STREET FLYOVER, VICTORIA PARK ROAD AND GLOUCESTER ROAD, INSTEAD OF VIA CAUSEWAY ROAD AND HING FAT STREET.

CHINA MOTOR BUS ROUTE 80 WILL ALSO BE DIVERTED FROM JAVA ROAD AND ELECTRIC ROAD TO TSING FUNG STREET FLYOVER AND VICTORIA PARK ROAD.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS,

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