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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1989

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$183M CONTRACT FOR EXTENSION OF PAK KONG TREATMENT WORKS

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE WORKS AT PAK KONG, SAI KUNG.

(MONDAY) AWARDED A 3183 PAK KONG WATER TREATMENT

SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR K.L. WONG, AND THE MR S. YAMAMOTO, THE CONTRACT GENERAL MANAGER OF AOKI CORPORATION, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF CIVIL AND BUILDING WORKS OF THE STAGE EXTENSION OF THE TREATMENT WORKS.

IE

THE WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 16 RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS, RESERVOIR, AND EIGHT CLARIFIERS, ONE CONTACT TANK, ONE TREATED WATER ASSOCIATED BUILDING AND SLUDGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS ONTH AND YEARS TO COMPLETE.

TAKE ABOUT TWO

WATER THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE FOUR CONTRACTS FOR THE PAK KONG

WHICH IS PROGRAMMED TO TREATMENT WORKS STAGE II EXTENSION PROJECT, SUPPLY WATER IN OCTOBER 1991.

DEMAND FOR EASTERN

INCREASING THE THE EXTENSION IS REQUIRED TO MEET DRINKING WATER IN TSEUNG KWAN O NEW TOWN, EASTERN KOWLOON AND HON! KONG.

TREATMENT THE

WORKS WILL HAVE A THE STAGE II EXTENSION OF

THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF 527,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY, WHICH WILL BRING

800,000 CUBIC ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF PAK KONG WATER TREATMENT WORKS TO METRES PER DAY.

STAGE I OF THE TREATMENT WORKS INCLUDES A TREATMENT WORKS

PER DAY. A METRES OF

CUBIC A CAPACITY

273,000 RESERVOIR OF 90.000 CUBIC METRES CAPACITY AT TSEUNG ASSOCIATED TRUNK MAINS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $515 MILLION.

THE CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR THIS STAGE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THIS MONTH.

WITH PRIMARY SERVICE KWAN 0 AND THE

STARTED IN AUGUST 1985

REGISTRATION OF APPLICANTS FOR TEXTILES IMPORT LICENCES

*

LOCAL TRADERS WILL SOON HAVE TO BE REGISTERED

DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY MAY APPLY FOR TEXTILES IMPORT

WITH THE TRADE LICENCES, UNDER

A REGISTRATION SCHEME WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

TO ALLOW THE TRADE AMPLE TIME TO COMPLY WITH

THE DEPARTMENT WILL

START ACCEPTING

FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

APPLICATIONS

THE

FOR

REQUIREMENT, REGISTRATION

THE SYSTEM