WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1982
PLAN TO EXTEND WATER SUPPLY TO VILLAGES
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO EXTEND MAINS WATER SUPPLY TO MANY ADDITIONAL NEW TERRITORIES' VILLAGES BY THE END OF 1984.
THE GOVERNMENT WATER ENGINEER (DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING) MR LEUNG KWOK-WAI, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) +DURING THE COMING THREE YEARS THE DEPARTMENT WILL EXPAND EXISTING SUPPLY ZONES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VILLAGES AT A TOTAL COST OF $77 MILLION AND BY THE END OF THE PERIOD IT IS THE INTENTION THAT ALL VILLAGES,WITHIN THESE ZONES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH SUPPLY.+
FIVE-HUNDRED-AND-F | VE VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED WITH METERED SUPPLY AND 348 VILLAGES WITH STANDPIPE SUPPLY.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HAS BEEN COLLECTING INFORMATION CONCERNING LOCATIONS AND SIZES OF VILLAGES SINCE APRIL LAST YEAR.
MR LEUNG POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT EVERY EFFORT WOULD BE MADE TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAMMES ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE.
+HOWEVER, CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT EXERCISES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS FOR NECESSARY PROFESSIONAL STAFF, HE SAID.
NEW WORKS TO EXPAND THE SUPPLY ZONES INCLUDE:-
*SAN TIN, SAN WAI - THE LAYING OF A 600-MM-DIAMETER MAINS
ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO EXTEND SUPPLY TO VILLAGES LOCATED BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI AND YUEN LONG.
* PAT HEUNG – THE LAYING OF 1 400-MM-D 1 AMETER MAINS ALONG KAM TIN ROAD AND KAM SHEUNG ROAD TO UPRATE AND TO EXTEND SUPPLY TO VILLAGES IN KAM TIN, PAT HEUNG AND SHEK KONG AREAS.
* SAI KUNG THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS OF VARIOUS SIZES TO
EXTEND SUPPLY TO VILLAGES FROM PAK TAM CHUNG TO TAI AU MUN.
* SOUTH LANTAO - THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SERVICE RESERVOIR
THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL PUMPS AND FILTERS AND THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS ALONG SOUTH LANTAO ROAD TO UP-RATE THE SUPPLY TO CHEUNG SHA AND TO EXTEND THE SUPPLY FROM SHUI HAU TO PUI 0.
MR LEUNG SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD SPEND $29 MILLION ON ORDERING MATERIALS FOR THE FOUR PROJECTS IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR (1982/83).
IN ADDITION MAJOR NEW WORKS TO MEET THE FAST GROWING DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE WELL IN HAND.
/THESE INCLUDE
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