SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1979
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EXTENSION TO TUEN MUN WATER TREATMENT WORKS
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY BUILD AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING PUMPING STATION IN THE TUEN MUN WATER TREATMENT WORKS.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OF THE PWD.
THE NEW PUMPING STATION WILL FORM PART OF THE PROPOSED GENERAL EXTENSION OF TUEN MUN WATER TREATMENT WORKS.
IT AIMS TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND FROM THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JULY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
IMPROVEMENT WORK ON TING KOK ROAD
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IMPROVEMENT WORK ON TING KOK ROAD IN TAI PO IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS AUTUMN.
MR. LEE SHU-CHU, SENIOR ENGINEER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THE $16.4 MILLION PROJECT INVOLVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 3.5 KILOMETRE-LONG DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ALONG THE COAST WITH A CYCLE TRACK ON EACH SIDE.
THE FIRST STAGE, CONSISTING OF A SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY AND
A CYCLE TRACK, WAS COMPLETED AND OPENED TO TRAFFIC EARLY THIS YEAR.
THE SECOND STAGE, WHICH DUPLICATES THE FIRST STAGE, IS ABOUT 40 PER CENT COMPLETE. IT SHOULD BE READY IN SEPTEMBER.
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