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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1980

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EXTENSIONS TO RESERVOIRS ON TSING YI

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WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE EXISTING TSING YI EAST FRESH AND SALT WATER RESERVOIRS ON TSING YI ISLAND.

THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WAS SIGNED THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING BETWEEN THE CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION), MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, AND A REPRÉSENTATIVE OF HUNG MAU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD.

UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE EXISTING RESERVOIRS WILL BE EXTENDED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER 12 200 CUBIC METRES OF STORAGE CAPACITY FOR FRESH WATER AND 1 450 CUBIC METRES FOR SALT WATER,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE NEW EXTENSIONS, COSTING MORE THAN $6 MILLION, AIMED TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR WATER FROM DEVELOPMENTS ON TSING YI ISLAND.

THE PROJECT WILL TAKE 17 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS

FOR GOVERNMENT CLINICS

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EIGHT GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL REMAIN OPEN ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 18) AND TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 19) FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

THEY ARE THE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC IN WAN CHAI THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CLINICS IN SHAU KEI WAN, KWUN TONG, AND YAU MA TEI - THE ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE IN SAN PO KONG THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC IN TSUEN WAN THE YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE AND THE SHEK WU HUT JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC.

OTHER GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS FROM SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 16) TO TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 19).