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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1981

PUMPING STATION TO COST $37 MILLION

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED A $37-MILLJON CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THIRD PUMPING STATION AND ASSOCIATED RECEPTION FACILITIES AT MUK WU NEAR THE BORDER.

THE CHIEF ENGINEER (RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT) OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, MR LEUNG KWOK-WAI SAID, +CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL ́START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE.

+WHEN COMPLETED THE NEW PUMPING STATION WILL BOOST THE DAILY RECEPTION CAPACITY AT MUK WU BY THREE TIMES TO 2.1 MILLION CUBIC METRES.+

THE PROJECT FORMS PART OF STAGE ONE OF A $1 300 MILLION SCHEME FOR THE RECEPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS.

THE NEW PUMPING STATION WILL BE CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE TWO EXISTING MUK WU PUMPING STATIONS AND WILL HOUSE TEN SETS OF PUMPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 1.4 MILLION CUBIC METRES DAILY.

THE ASSOCIATED RECEPTION FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE TWO RECEPTION TANKS, EACH WITH A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 4 000 CUBIC METRES.

WIDER WATER MAIN PLANNED

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THE EXISTING 80 MM SUBMARINE WATER MAIN WHICH TAKES WATER FROM SHA TAU KOK PENINSULA TO KAT O ISLAND 13 TO BE REPLACED WITH A 100 MM MAIN.

THE EXISTING PIPE WAS LAID IN 1972 AND EXTENSIVELY REPAIRED IN THE PAST, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN WOULD AVOID HIGH MAINTENANCE COSTS, AND CATER FOR AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR WATER.

THE EXTENT OF SEABED AND FORESHORE AFFECTED BY THE WORK IS DESCRIBED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

ANYONE OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL OR HAVING A CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT MUST SUBMIT SUCH OBJECTIONS OR CLAIMS IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

THE NOTICE AND PLAN MAY BE SEEN POSTED NEAR THE SITE.

THE PLAN SHOWING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, EIGHTH FLOOR, EMPIRE CENTRE, SALISBURY ROAD, KOWLOON OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, OR DISTRICT OFFICE, NORTH, TAI PO MARKET, NEW TERRITORIES.

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