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TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1993

CONTRACT FOR CHINA WATER PUMPING STATION AWARDED

A $57.8 WORKS OF AU

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING TAU 'B' PUMPING STATION IN YUEN LONG.

SERIES OF

THIS IS ONE IN A SUPPLY PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FOR STAGED EXPANSION RECEIVE AND TRANSFER ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.

CONTRACTS FOR THE CHINA WATER OF FACILITIES ΤΟ

EXPANSION, THE

ON COMPLETION OF THE

AND RECEPTION CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING 620 MILLION CUBIC TO 1,100 MILLION CUBIC METRES A YEAR.

מזין'

TRANSFER METRES

COST $2,092 MILLION,

BY JANUARY

STAGE I OF THE PROJECT, EST [MATED COVERS ALL THE MAJOR WORKS REQUIRED FOR COMMISSIONING 1995.

TERRITORY'S CHINA WATER BE WILL RECEIVED WESTERN, CENTRAL AND

THE MUK WU IS THE FOREMOST POINT IN RECEPTION AND TRANSFER SYSTEM WHERE WATER

ROUTES TO THE TRANSFERRED ALONG THREE MAJOR EASTERN PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.

PIPELINES

AND

VIA

AU

DIAMETER THE WESTERN ROUTE IS MADE UP OF LARGE WATER TUNNELS THAT RUN FROM MUK WU TO TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR TAU.

'B' AU TAU

A PUMPING STATION IS WESTERN ROUTE TO AUGMENT THE TRANSFER OF TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR.

WHEN OPERATING

IN PARALLEL

KEY INSTALLATION ALONG

ADDITIONAL CHINA WATER то

THE

WITH THE

AU EXISTING

REACH 1.2

TAU 'A' MILLJON

PUMPING STATION, THE ULTIMATE COMBINED OUTPUT CAN CUBIC METRES A DAY

A THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELECTRICAL SUR-STATION AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.

PUMPING STATION,

UNDER WORKS

THIS CONTRACT WILL TAKE

ABOUT 17

MONTHS

ΤΟ

COMPLETE.

THE

SIGNED BY CONTRACT WAS

YU-NGONG AND SUPPLIES, MR WU

A REPRESENTATIVE

THE DEPUTY

DIRECTOR THE OF

OF WATER TOBISHIMA

CORPORATION.

THE PROJECT CONSULTANT IS PHA/SWK WATER CONSULTANTS.

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