SUNDAY,
JULY 26, 1981
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VILLAGERS GET MORE WATER SUPPLY
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THREE ADDITIONAL STANDPIPES, INSTALLED LAST MONTH AT TAI HOM WOR VILLAGE IN WONG TAI SIN HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED THE WATER SUPPLY SITUATION THERE.
AS THERE ARE NOW FIVE STANDPIPES FOR THE 2 500 VILLAGERS, THE RATIO OF PEOPLE TO STANDPIPES HAS BEEN REDUCED, RESULTING IN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE WATER SUPPLY SITUATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.
AFTER THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED IN THE VILLAGE IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, THE 2 500 VILLAGERS WHO REMAINED BEHIND IN THE UNAFFECTED AREA SHARED ONLY TWO STANDPIPES AMONG THEM.
THE IMPROVEMENT IN WATER SUPPLY TO THE VILLAGE HAS RESULTED FROM THE JOINT EFFORTS OF WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE, WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
NEW FERRY PIER TO REPLACE PONTOON
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A NEW FERRY PIER IS TO BE BUILT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT IN TSUEN WAN TO REPLACE THE EXISTING TEMPORARY PONTOON.
THE PIER WILL PROVIDE A NEW AND IMPROVED FACILITY AT THE NEW SEAWALL NOW BEING BUILT IN TSUEN WAN BAY,
THE WORK IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN, WHICH INCLUDES RECLAMATION OF PART OF TSUEN WAN BAY AND CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE TWO OF THE TSUEN WAN BYPASS.
CONSTRUCTION WILL INCLUDE A FOUR-BERTH DOCK ING FACILITY, A PUBLIC OUTLOOK PROVIDING A PANORAMIC VIEW OF TSUEN WAN BAY AND TSING YI ISLAND AND ACCOMMODATION ON TWO LEVELS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WORK IS DUE TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE 17 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. THE PROJECT WILL BE LINKED TO A NEW BUS TERMINUS TO BE BUILT ON PART OF THE RECLAIMED LAND.
THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PWD IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT IN FRIDAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
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