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FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1993

FIFTEEN OF THEM WERE SELECTED FROM DOMESTIC CONSUMERS OF DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, WHILE THE REMAINING FIVE FROM SOME 6,000 MONTHLY-BILLED TRADE CONSUMERS.

THE GROUP HELD ITS FIRST MEETING THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE THREE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING, AS WELL AS SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION, A BUSINESS MANAGER AND THE SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WERE BRIEFED ON ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED DISCUSSIONS ON CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS RAISED BY MEMBERS.

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THE MEETING CONCLUDED WITH A DINNER HOSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR HU MAN-SHIU.

THE GROUP'S SECOND MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

RESERVOIR SITE FORMATION STARTS IN OCTOBER

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SITE FORMATION WORKS OF THE TUNG CHUNG FRESH WATER RESERVOIR.

THE RESERVOIR IS PART OF THE PROJECT TO PROVIDE WATER TO NORTH LANTAU AND TO ALLOW WATER TRANSFER BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH LANTAU.

OTHER WORKS ITEMS OF THE PROJECT, WHICH FORM PART OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME, INCLUDE A WATER TREATMENT PLANT, PUMPING STATIONS, RAW WATER LAND AND SUBMARINE MAINS AND DISTRIBUTION WATER MAINS.

OF 40,000

THE SERVICE RESERVOIR WILL HAVE AN INITIAL CAPACITY CUBIC METRES AND AN ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF 75,000 CUBIC METRES ΤΟ PROVIDE TREATED WATER TO THE EXISTING COMMUNITY IN TUNG CHUNG, THE:

TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN AND THE NEW AIRPORT.

THE SITE FORMATION WORKS ARE SCHEDULED ΤΟ START IN OCTOBER TAKING 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

TENDER FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CONSULTANTS' OFFICE ON THE THIRD FLOOR, ASIAN HOUSE, 1 HENNESSY ROAD WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON AUGUST 20.

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