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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1992

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES TO BE LAUNCHED

THE AU TAU TREATMENT WORKS STAGE 1. AS PART OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMME TO GEAR UP THE SUPPLY NETWORK FOR YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN AND NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES, WILL BE OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED ON APRIL 23 (THURSDAY).

DEMAND

WILL HAVE A

THE PLANT, AIMED AT HELPING TO MEET THE EVER INCREASING FOR POTABLE WATER GENERATED BY DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA, DAILY CAPACITY OF 110,000 CUBIC METRES.

IT WILL REACH AN

ULTIMATE DAILY CAPACITY OF 330,000 CUBIC METRES WHEN THE STAGE II EXTENSION WORKS ARE COMPLETED IN 1994.

THE STAGE I WORKS FOR THE TREATMENT PLANT ARE VALUED AT $425 MILLION. THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL BE ABOUT $775 MILLION WHEN COMPLETED.

THE WORKS EMPLOY THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROCESSES OF CLARIFICATION AND FILTRATION AS MEANS OF ACHIEVING OPTIMUM WATER QUALITY,

то MINIMISE POLLUTION ΤΟ THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PLANT HAS INCORPORATED SPECIAL SLUDGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES WHICH WILL COLLECT AND DEWATER THE SLUDGE PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER OF THE SLUDGE CAKE TO LANDFILL SITE.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PRIMARY SERVICE RESERVOIR, WATER MAINS RANGING IN DIAMETER FROM 600 TO 1,200 MILLIMETRES AND A TRIPLE-CELL REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX CULVERT.

THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR WONG KWOK-LAI, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT,

OFFICIATE AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY.

WILL

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED ΤΟ CEREMONY WHICH WILL START AT 3 PM ON APRIL 23

COVER THE INAUGURATION

(THURSDAY).

A COACH, NUMBERED ER 4074, TAKING NEWS TO THE TREATMENT PLANT WILL LEAVE QUEEN'S PIER,

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES CENTRAL, AT 1.30 PM.

WAY

NEWS MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO MAKE THEIR OWN THERE CAN OBTAIN A FAXED COPY OF THE MAP ON REQUEST BY TELEPHONING THE LANDS AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS RELATIONS UNIT ON 848 2273.

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