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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980

TSING YI ISLAND TO GET MORE WATER SUPPLY

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO EMBARK ON A $6.2 MILLION PROJECT TO IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY TO THE FAST-GROWING RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS ON TSING YI ISLAND.

MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SAID THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE LAYING OF STEEL PIPELINE OF 600 MM ÎN DIAMETER AND OTHER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE FOR FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLY.

+WORK WILL START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE,+ HE SAID.

MR LEE WAS SPEAKING AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT WITH MR YUE YUNG-HING OF WO HING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.

MR LEE SAID SOME 1 100 METRES OF STEEL PIPELINE WOULD BE LAID BETWEEN CHEUNG CHING ESTATE AND THE RECLAMATION AT THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO THE TSING YI BRIDGE.

THIS PIPELINE WILL PROVIDE SALT WATER FOR FLUSHING PURPOSES TO THE CHEUNG CHING ESTATE AND THE NEW CHEUNG HONG ESTATE FROM A SALT WATER PUMPING STATION TO BE CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO THE BRIDGE.

IN ADDITION, ANOTHER 4900 METRES OF STEEL PIPELINE OF DIFFERENT SIZES WILL BE LAID BETWEEN CHEUNG CHING ESTATE AND NAM WAN, ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF TSING YI ISLAND, FOR THE SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER TO NEW LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS,+ HE SAID.

ADDITIONAL SMALLER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE WILL ALSO BE LAID TO AUGMENT EXISTING FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS.

HOSPITAL DIRECTORS TAKE OFFICE

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AXERS-JONES TODAY (THURSDAY) OFFICIATED AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1980/81.

AT THE CEREMONY HELD IN THE HOSPITAL IN TSUEN WAN, MR AKERS-JONES PRESENTED TESTIMONIAL CERTIFICATES TO THE OUTGOING DIRECTORS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICE.

UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG ADMINISTERED THE OATH BY THE NEW BOARD ON ASSUMING OFFICE. IT COMPRISES A CHAIRMAN, SIX VICE-CHAIRMEN AND 13 DIRECTORS.

SPEECHES WERE GIVEN BY THE INCOMING AND OUTGOING CHAIRWOMEN, MRS WU KWOK SAU-PING AND MRS RITA LIU RESPECTIVELY.

JYAN CHAI