XN000022-1979-10-21 — Page 7

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1979

ANOTHER SERVICE RESERVOIR FOR POK FU LAM

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD ANOTHER SERVICE RESERVOIR IN POK FU LAM TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR WATER IN THE AREA BETWEEN QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL AND WAH FU ESTATE.

THE RESERVOIR IS TO BE BUILT ON THE HILLSIDE ABOUT 250 METRES SOUTHWEST OF THE EXISTING POK FU LAM RESERVOIR, AND WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 8 000 CUBIC METRES.

IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN MASS CONCRETE WITH A REINFORCED CONCRETE DECKING.

+TENDERS FOR THE WORK WHICH ALSO COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 400-METRE-LONG ACCESS ROAD, ARE BEING INVITED,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

+WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, HE ADDED.

FLUSHING WATER CUT IN EAST KOWLOON

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FLUSHING WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN EAST KOWLOON WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 4 P.M. ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 23) TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF VALVES AT KWUN TONG PUMPING STATION.

THE AREAS TO BE AFFECTED ARE SAN PO KONG, NGAU CHI WAN, JORDAN VALLEY, NGAU TAU KOK, SAU MAU PING, KWÚN TONG AND LAM TIN.