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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992

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CONTRACT SIGNED TO EXPAND TRANSFER CAPACITY FOR CHINA WATER

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED $127 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS THE MUK WU 'C' PUMPING STATION IN TA KWU LING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THIS IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF CONTRACTS FOR THE CHINA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FOR PHASED EXPANSION OF FACILITIES ΤΟ RECEIVE AND TRANSFER ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.

ON COMPLETION OF THE EXPANSION, THE RECEPTION AND TRANSFER CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING 620 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER YEAR TO 1,100 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER YEAR.

STAGE I OF THE PROJECT, AT AN ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF $2,100 MILLION, COVERS ALL THE MAJOR WORKS REQUIRED FOR COMMISSIONING BY EARLY 1995.

MUK WU IS THE FOREMOST POINT IN RECEPTION AND TRANSFER SYSTEM.

THE TERRITORY'S

CHINA WATER

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THERE ARE TWO EXISTING PUMPING STATIONS AT MUK WU, DESIGNATED AS MUK WU 'A' & 'B' PUMPING STATIONS, WHICH PROVIDE A COMBINED PUMPING CAPACITY OF 2.2 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER DAY.

THE MUK WU 'C' PUMPING STATION, ULTIMATELY HOUSING 12 PUMPS, WILL INCREASE THE PUMPING CAPACITY BY ANOTHER 2.3 MILLION METRES PER DAY.

CUBIC

THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION/RECEPTION TANK COMPLEX, TWIN PIPELINES ACROSS THE SHENZHEN RIVER FOR CONNECTING WITH A NEW DELIVERY POINT ON THE NORTHERN BANK, POWER SUBSTATION AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.

WORKS ON THE CONTRACT WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR WONG KWOK-LAI. ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND REPRESENTATIVE OF WO HING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.

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BILL TO INVOLVE OWNERS TO UPKEEP THEIR BUILDINGS GAZETTED

A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO MAKE OWNERS OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF BUILDINGS WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY),

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THE PERSON BUILDING

THE BUILDING (AMENDMENT) {NO. 2) BILL 1992 EMPOWERS BUILDING AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE OWNERS TO APPOINT AN AUTHORISED TO CARRY OUT DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS OF THEIR BUILDINGS AND DRAINAGE AND TO CARRY OUT THE NECESSARY REMEDIAL WORKS.

/THE BILL