WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1981
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RESERVOIRS TO BOOST SUPPLIES
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LET A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AND A SALT WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AT TAI WO TSUEN, TSUEN WAN.
THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $4 MILLION, WAS SIGNED BY MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF LAW CHI YIP CONSTRUCTION CO LTD.
LOCATED ON A HILLSIDE AT TAI WO TSUEN, THE FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 4 800 CUBIC METRES AND THE ONE FOR SALT WATER, 200 CUBIC METRES.
WHEN COMPLETED, THEY WILL FORM PART OF THE FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TO THE TAI WO TSUEN DEVELOPMENT.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START THIS WEEK AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
NEW DUMP NEAR TAMAR ***
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT A PUBLIC DUMP EAST OF H.M.S. TAMAR BASIN WOULD BE OPENED TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
ACCESS TO THE NEW DUMP WILL BE FROM FENWICK PIER STREET VIA HARCOURT ROAD.
HOLDERS OF VALID DUMPING LICENCE FOR PUBLIC DUMPS ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE PERMITTED TO USE THIS DUMP.
DUMPING LICENCES MAY BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE ON APPLICATION TO THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
ALL DUMPING MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE DUMP SUPERVISORS.
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