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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1984

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WORK STARTS SOON ON PUMPING STATION

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF THE MA ON SHAN PUMPING STATION.

THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SEWAGE PUMPING STATION AT MA ON SHAN, ABOUT 2.7 KILOMETRES OF. PRESSURE PIPELINE BETWEEN MA ON SHAN AND THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, A PIPE BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHING MUN RIVER, AND ASSOCIATED ROADS AND OTHER WORKS.

THE PIPE BRIDGE WILL INCLUDE A FOOTPATH AND CYCLEWAY FORMING AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONNECTING SHA TIN, MA ON SHAN AND TAI PO.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THE FIRST STAGE WILL PROVIDE PUMPING FACILITIES FOR CONVEYING SEWAGE FLOWS FROM THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AT MA ON SHAN, OF 150 000 POPULATION, TO THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.

THE CONTRACT WAS PART OF THE ONGOING COMMITMENT TO CONTROL POLLUTION IN THE NEW TOWNS, HE SAID..

WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 23 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

WATSON HAWKSLEY ASIA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS ON THIS PROJECT FOR THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WILL SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.

200 TAKING PART IN SWIM GALA

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ABOUT 200 ATHLETES WILL COMPETE IN THE NINTH ISLANDS DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 30) IN THE PAO YUE KWONG SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX IN SHUM WAN ROAD, ABERDEEN.

THE ANNUAL EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD, RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION,

THERE WILL BE 33 EVENTS IN THE PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDE FREE STYLE, BREAST STROKE, BACK AND BUTTERFLY STROKES. TWO 4 BY 50 METRES RELAY RACES WILL ALSO BE HELD.

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP; SENIOR RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER, MR MARCUS LEE; VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE NT HEUNG YEE KUK, MR TSANG LIN; AND THE HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR YOUNG WING-YAU; WILL OFFICIATE AT A PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY.

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