THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1982
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CHAMBERS FOR WATER SUPPLY
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL CONSTRUCT A LARGE VALVE CHAMBER AT SHEUNG SHUI NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION ON SAN FUNG AVENUE AS WELL AS FOUR SMALLER VALVE CHAMBERS AND A BATTERY HOUSE ON EITHER SIDE OF TAI PO ROAD AT TAU PASS (KIU TAU).
TENDERS HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR THE PROJECT.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE CHAMBER STRUCTURES WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE AND THAT ALL THE VALVE CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATED PIPEWORK WOULD BE BURIED.
*THE VALVE CHAMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO INTER-CONNECT THE EXISTING AND NEW PIPELINES USED FOR CONVEYING WATER FROM CHINA WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE FLEXIBILITY OF CAPACITY OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE 28 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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