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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1977

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FURTHER STUDIES FOR METERED WATER SUPPLY FOR SHEK O

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THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MCDONALD, SAID TODAY THAT FURTHER STUDIES WOULD BE NECESSARY BEFORE A PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE METERED WATER SUPPLY FOR SHEK O COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.

MR. MCDONALD SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG THAT THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE METERED SUPPLY TO SHEK 0.

HOWEVER CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO A RECENT REQUEST BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (SOUTHERN) FOR A METERED CONNECTION FROM THE EXISTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN SHEK O FOR THE HEALTH CLINIC RUN BY LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THE EXISTING SYSTEM PROVIDES STANDPIPE SUPPLIES TO THE VILLAGES OF TAI LONG WAN AND SHEK O AND METERED CONNECTIONS TO THE POLICE POST, FIRST AID POST AND U.S.D. DEPOT.

+PRELIMINARY STUDIES INDICATE THAT A COMPREHENSIVE METERED SUPPLY WOULD REQUIRE THE IR ENLARGEMENT OF FACILITIES AND THE POSSIBLE ADVANCEMENT OF SERVICE RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION AT CHAI WAN, FROM WHERE THE WATER WOULD HAVE TO BE SUPPLIED.

+ IN ADDITION, THE COST OF A SCHEME TO CONVEY WATER FROM CHAI WAN TO SHEK O WOULD BE OF THE ORDER OF 5 OR 6 MILLION DOLLARS, HE ADDED.

+FURTHER STUDIES ARE NECESSARY TO ASSESS THE OVERALL IMPLICATIONS AND DEFINE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN ITEM TO THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ITS INCLUSION AND PRIORITY IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME,+ HE SAID.

COMPULSORY LIGHTING ON CONTAINER LORRIES

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION REQUIRING ALL CONTAINER LORRIES TO INSTALL FRONT AND REAR RED LIGHTS AT THE TOP OF THE LORRIES AND CONTAINERS.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR. THE HON. S.Y. CHUNG THAT THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THE LIGHTS TO BE SWITCHED ON AT NIGHT-TIME WHEN THE LORRIES WERE ON THE ROAD.

+ THE COMPREHENSIVE REVISION OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, WHICH IS NOW BEING DRAFTED, WILL CONTAIN A REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL CORNER AND SIDE MARKER LAMPS TO BE FITTED TO LONG ARTICULATED VEHICLES FOR USE AT NIGHT, HE SAID.

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