TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1988
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NEW CROSS-HARBOUR MAIN TO BOOST ISLAND WATER SUPPLY
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TO MEET A PROJECTED INCREASE IN WATER CONSUMPTION IN THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR LAYING FRESH AND SALT WATER MAINS TO CONVEY SUPPLY FROM SAI KUNG.
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THREE CONTRACTS WHICH INVOLVE LAYING MAINS IN KOWLOON, ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND UNDER VICTORIA HARBOUR.
IT IS PROPOSED THAT TREATED WATER FROM PAK WORKS IN SAI KUNG BE TRANSFERRED VIA KOWLOON EAST AND HARBOUR TO SERVICE RESERVOIRS IN SHAU KEI WAN.
то FORM
KONG TREATMENT UNDER VICTORIA
THE FIRST CONTRACT INVOLVES LAYING FRESH WATER MAINS IN LEI YUR MUN ROAD AND CHA KWO LING ROAD
THE LINK BETWEEN AN ALREADY CONSTRUCTED MAIN IN JUNK BAY ROAD AND THE SOON-TO-BE-BUILT EASTERN CROSS HARBOUR MAIN.
THE ROUTE OF THE PIPELINE WILL START FROM THE JUNCTION OF LEI YUR MUN ROAD AND JUNK BAY ROAD, FOLLOW THE LINE OF THE NEW KWUN TONG BYPASS TO CHA KWO LING ROAD, AND FROM THERE RUN ON TO JOIN WITH THE EASTERN CROSS HARBOUR MAIN NEAR THE CHA KWO LING SALT WATER PUMPING STATION.
OF 1.400
THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 1.6 KILOMETRES MILLIMETRES DIAMETER MILD STEEL PIPELINE COATED AND LINED WITH BITUMEN.
THE WORK WILL INCLUDE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL IN SOFT GROUND AND ROCK TO A DEPTH OF BETWEEN 2.7 METRES AND 5.5 METRES.
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK AND THE NECESSARY ROAD OPENINGS, ABOUT ONE KILOMETRE OF 1,200 MILLIMETRES DIAMETER MILD STEEL PIPELINE WILL BE LAID CONCURRENTLY FOR SALT WATER FLUSHING PURPOSES IN THE DISTRICT,
THIS PIPELINE WILL BE LAID IN A COMMON TRENCII WITH THE 1,400 MILLIMETRES DIAMETER FRESH WATER PIPELINE FOR ABOUT 670 METRES,
THE SALT WATER PIPELINE WILL CONNECT WITH AN EXISTING MAIN IN
ROAD, AND WILL TSUI PING ROAD, NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH KWUN TONG
BE
LAID ACROSS KWUN TONG ROAD AND THEN ALONG
KWO LING ROAD TO A POINT OPPOSITE THE SHELL COMPANY OFFICES.
CHA
KEI
THE SECOND CONTRACT INVOLVES LAYING FRESH WATER MAINS LINKING THE EASTERN CROSS HARBOUR MAIN AND THE SERVICE RESERVOIRS IN SHAU WAN.
OF
DIAMETER
THE PIPELINE TO BE CONSTRUCTED CONSISTS OF ABOUT 500 METRES 1,400 MILLIMETRES DIAMETER AND 580 METRES OF 900 MILLIMETRES MILD STEEL PIPELINE.
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