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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1983

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TENDERS INVITED FOR PIPELINE WORK

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE LAYING OF A 2 200 MM IN DIAMETER PIPELINE BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION AND KIU TAU IN TAI PO.

THE PROJECT FORMS PART OF A SCHEME FOR THE RECEPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS.

WORK ON THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE LAYING OF ABOUT 3 800 METRES OF MAINS ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING TWIN PIPELINE.

IT WILL START IN JUNE AND TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

WATER MAINS WORK

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 PM ON THURSDAY (MAY 26) FOR WATER MAINS CONNECTION.

THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT ALL PREMISES ALONG SHOUSON HILL ROAD, SHOUSOK HILL ROAD EAST, SHOUSON HILL ROAD WEST AND DEEP WATER BAY, INCLUDING HOUSE NO. 2 AND HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB AT ISLAND ROAD.

AND FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN KOWLOON JONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 9 PM ON THE SAME DAY (MAY 26) FOR MAINS WORK.

PREMISES AFFECTED ARE IN BEACON HILL ROAD, EASTBOURNE ROAD, ALNWICK ROAD, BROADCAST DRIVE, MARCONI ROAD, FESSENDEN ROAD AND RHONDDA ROAD, INCLUING LUNG CHEUNG COURT.

WATER FIGURES

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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 78.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 452.392 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 227.325 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 39.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.