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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1979

BACK FROM ASIA AQUATECH 79 CONFERENCE

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MR. WONG KWOK-LAI, GOVERNMENT ENGINEER (SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION), OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, HAS RETURNED AFTER ATTENDING A THREE-DAY REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN SINGAPORE ON WATER SUPPLY.

IT WAS THE FIRST REGIONAL MEETING SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (IWSA) WHICH HOLDS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.

THE CONFERENCE, ENTITLED ASIA AQUATECH 79 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, AIMS TO PROMOTE TECHNOLOGY IN WATER AND MANAGEMENT.

IT WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 120 DELEGATES FROM 25 COUNTRIES.

AT THE CONFERENCE, MR. WONG PRESENTED A PAPER ON STAFF TRAINING AT THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.

AMONG OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED WERE FINANCING, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF WATER WORKS, WATER CONSUMPTION AS A DESIGNED CRITERIA AND WATER ENGINEERING IN THE PREVENTION OF TROPICAL WATER RELATED DISEASES.

WHILE IN SINGAPORE, MR. WONG DISCUSSED WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE SINGAPORE WATER DEPARTMENT ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.

HE ALSO VISITED THE EXHIBITION, STAGED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONFERENCE, AND SOME OF THE WATER WORKS INSTALLATIONS IN SINGAPORE.

THE NEXT IWSA CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN PARIS.

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