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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1990

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WORKS TO IMPROVE TRANSFER CAPABILITIES OF CHINA WATER

THE RECEPTION AND TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR WATER FROM CHINA WILL GREATLY INCREASED BY 1995 WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.

BE

A

OF CAPACITY

CHINA WATER FROM THE EXISTING

ON THE COMPLETION OF THE WORKS, THE

INCREASED BE RECEPTION AND TRANSFER SYSTEM WILL MAXIMUM OF 620 TO 1,100 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER YEAR.

WATER OF THE DIRECTOR (MONDAY) SIGNED A CONSULTANCY PHH/SWK

TODAY

OP

MR WONG SUPPLIES,

KWOK-LAI, AGREEMENT WITH REPRESENTATIVES

DESIGN AND CONTRACT DETAILED FOR WATER CONSULTANTS SUPERVISION FOR THE FIRST PACKAGE OF THE STAGE I IMPROVEMENT WORK.

CEREMONY,

AFTER THE SIGNING DIRECTOR/CHINA WATER, MR C.G. KO SAID.:

THE

ACTING

ASSISTANT

HONG KONG ON THE

"FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT AND THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL SUPPLY OF WATER TO HONG KONG FROM THE EAST RIVER ON DECEMBER 21, 1989, CONCEPTUAL PLANNING THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED THE

WATER AND DISTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL FOR THE WORKS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE SUPPLY FROM CHINA TO COPE WITH ANTICIPATED DEMAND BEYOND 1994.

STAGES WITH STAGES

REMAINING

"IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORKS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO

BY 1995 AND THE THE FIRST STAGE TO BE COMPLETED PROGRAMMED OVER THE PERIOD 1995 TO 2001.

BILLION, ARE ΤΟ CONSULTANTS

"THE STAGE I WORKS, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1.9

OF ENGAGEMENT THE SPLIT INTO TWO

FOR PACKAGES UNDERTAKE DETAILED DESIGN AND CONTRACT SUPERVISION,

H

MR KO ADDED.

THE FIRST PACKAGE OF THE STAGE I WORK CONSISTS:

(I)

(II)

AND THE RIVER

OF

RIVER.

STATION WU MUK

PUMPING 'C' CONSTRUCTION OF ASSOCIATED RECEPTION TANKS AT THE BORDER INCLUDING CROSSING PIPEWORK TO CONNECT WITH THE DELIVERY SYSTEM

THE OF SHENZHEN NORTHERN CHINA AT THE

PUMPING CAPACITY PUMPING STATION HAS A PLANNED ULTIMATE

INSTALLED THE (MLD). OF 2,300 CAPACITY FOR STAGE I WILL BE 2,000 MLD.

MEGA-LITRES

BANK

DAY

PER

PUMP

CONSTRUCTION OF AU TAU 'B' PUMPING STATION TO BOOST

CHUNG RESERVOIR. WATER DELIVERED FROM MUK WU TO TAI LAM

700 THE INITIAL INSTALLED PUMPING CAPACITY WILL BE ABOUT

ULTIMATELY TO ABOUT 1,000 MLD. THIS WILL BE INCREASED MLD IN SUBSEQUENT STAGES.

(III) UPRATING

THE TRANSFER

CAPACITY

OF THE

EXISTING MUK

ITS

KILOMETRES

WU/TAI PO TAU AQUEDUCT BY DUPLICATING SOME 16 OF ABOUT 2,200 MILLIMETRES DIAMETER WATERMAINS ALONG WHOLE ROUTE.

/(IV) UPRATING