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PONDAY, JUNE 12, 1978

CONTRACT FOR SELAGE PUMPING STATION

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED AN $8.1 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION IN TAI 2. TO HARECUR ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD:

THE CONTRACT ALSO COVERS THE LAYING OF A RISING MAIN ALONG THE KOK ROAD.

IT AS FORMALLY SIGNED BY R. BOSCO KEOWN, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P...D.'S TAI PO AND FAN LING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND MR. M.J. RYAN AND MR. MA TUNG-PO OF THE HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY.

IR. KEOWN SAID THAT THE WORK WAS PART OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTE! FOR TAI PO AND WOULD SERVE THE FIRST PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.

THE EIGHT-METRE-HIGH PUMPING STATION WOULD ACCOMMODATE FOUR PUMPS AND INCORPORATE A TRANSFORMER ROCI, STAFF WASHROOMS AND A VENTILATION SYSTEN.·

+ THE RISING MAIN, MEASURING 1,560-METRE-LONG WILL RUN UNDER THE FOOTWAY AND VERGE ALONG TING KOK ROAD AND WILL BE CONNECTED TO A GRAVITY SEWER LEADING TO THE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS BEING BUILT IN THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MR. KECAN SAID.

HE SAID THAT THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WOULD BỀ COMPLETED BY 1990, WOULD TAKE PLACE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TING KOK ROAD HEAR THE VILLAGE OF HAN HAME SI LAND RECLAIMED FROM TOLO HARECUR.

IT „OULD INCLUDE THE TAI YUE: PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR 32,000 PEOPLE ALONG WITH COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

..ORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START SOON AND WILL BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

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