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WEDNESDAY, JUNË 17, 1981

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GOVERNOR TO ATTEND CAS ANNUAL DINNER

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE CIVIL AID SERVICES ANNUAL DINNER AT THE OCEAN PALACE RESTAURANT IN TSIM SHA TSUI ON FRIDAY (JUNE 19).

OTHER GUESTS WILL INCLUDE THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR LEWIS DAVIES, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY.

ABOUT 900 CAS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING.

SIR MURRAY WILL BE MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, MR ROGER LOBO AND THE CAS CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, MR JOHN FORTUNE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CAS ANNUAL DINNER FROM 7 PM TO 8 PM ON FRIDAY (JUNE 19) AT THE OCEAN PALACE RESTAURANT IN OCEAN CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI.

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS MAY TAKE PICTURES ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE OCEAN CENTRE, AND IN THE RECEPTION ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE OCEAN PALACE RESTAURANT. HOWEVER, NO PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ALLOWED DURING THE DINNER.

COPIES OF SPEECHES BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE CAS COMMISSIONER WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRESS AT 7 PM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE OCEAN CENTRE.

$10M FANLING PUMPING STATION CONTRACT SIGNED

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A $10 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FANLING PUMPING STATION AS PART OF A PROJECT TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA WAS AWARDED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.

THE $1 300 MILLION PROJECT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THREE STAGES OVER A PERIOD OF 12 YEARS.

THE ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER (RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT) OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, MR LIU YAN BUN, SAID: +WORK ON THE NEW PUMPING STATION LOCATED AT FAN KAM ROAD WILL START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE 23 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

+THE NEW PUMPING STATION, WITH A DAILY OUTPUT OF 318 000 CUBIC METRES WILL CONVEY RAW WATER FROM SHEUNG SHUI VIA AN EXISTING 1 200 MM PIPELINE AND A NEW TUNNEL TO A FUTURE TREATMENT WORKS AT YAU KOM TAU, BEFORE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO WESTERN TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI.+

/MR LIU