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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1984
$5.6M TO IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY
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ABOUT 3 100 METRES OF FRESH WATER MAINS ARE TO BE LAID ALONG LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, WONG TAI SIN ROAD, SHATIN PASS ROAD AND YUK WAH STREET IN EAST KOWLOON.
A WORKS CONTRACT, VALUED AT $5.6 MILLION, HAS BEEN AWARDED TO EXCEL ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START LATER THIS WEEK AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT A YEAR.
THE PROJECT IS PART OF A SCHEME TO BOOST THE CAPACITY OF THE FRESH WATER TRUNK FEED SYSTEM IN EAST KOWLOON TO COPE WITH INCREASING DEMAND.
THE SYSTEM IS AT PRESENT FED FROM THE LION ROCK HIGHER LEVEL FRESH WATER RESERVOIR, AND WILL LATER BE CONNECTED TO THE PAK KONG PUMPING STATION NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
KITE-FLYING CONTEST
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FORTY-FIVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM KOWLOON CITY WILL TAKE PART
IN A KITE FLYING COMPETITION AT PO LO CHE IN SAI KUNG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE PARTICIPANTS, AGED BETWEEN NINE AND 20, WILL BE FLYING KITES MADE BY THEMSELVES.
JUDGING WILL BE ON THE DESIGN OF THE KITES AND FLYING TECHNIQUE.
THE COMPETITION IS PART OF A CURRENT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS FESTIVAL JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
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