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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1980

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WATER SUPPLIES DIRECTOR INSPECTS WAN CHAI DEPOT

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THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR W. TUCKER, TODAY (FRIDAY) INSPECTED HIS DEPARTMENT'S DEPOT IN WAN CHAI WHICH SERVES 260 000 REGISTERED CONSUMERS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND OUTLYING ISLANDS.

HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER (SUPPLY), MR LEUNG KWOK-WAI, DURING THE INSPECTION.

THE DEPOT IN BULLOCK LANE, HAS 500 PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL STAFF WORKING IN SIX SECTIONS.

ITS MECHANICAL WORKSHOP IS THE LARGEST IN THE DEPARTMENT AND IS EQUIPPED TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR WATERWORKS PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT.

ALSO HOUSED IN THE DEPOT IS THE ISLAND TECHNICAL COMPLAINTS CENTRE, TEL. 5-726311, WHICH HELPS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS.

IT COMPLEMENTS THE WORK OF COMPLAINTS CENTRES IN KOWLOON, TELI 3-960210 OR 3-960219, AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, TEL: 12-900322 (FANLING), 12-662368 (TAI PO) AND 12-762626 (YUEN LONG).

SNT TO OPEN BONSAI SHOW

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE 1980 BONSAI (MINIATURE TREE SHOW AT TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND, TUEN MUN HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD, TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 2.30 PM.

ABOUT 300 TREES WILL BE ON DISPLAY INCLUDING ENTRIES BY LOCAL STUDENTS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF TO COVER THE EVENT. A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE (AM 3214) WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 1 PM SHARP. MR DONALD STRANGE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION PRESS UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.

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