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More villages get metered water supply
Over 240,000 villagers in 632 remote villages are provided with metered water supply by the Water Supplies Department since it began its first village supply project in 1980.
Speaking today (Saturday) at a tap-turning ceremony marking the provision of metered fresh water to four villages in the Ha Tsuen district, the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Hu Man-shiu, said the number of remote villages to be connected to the department's water supply system would be increased to 708 by mid-1998.
"At present, construction work for water supply to 22 villages, design work for 34 villages and planning work for 20 villages are being carried out," he said.
Mr Hu added that the Government had spent about $14 million to construct the water network for four villages in the Ha Tsuen district.
"Sheung Pak Nai and Ha Pak Nai, Ngau Hom Shek and Ngau Hom Sha, being located farthest from the water supply system, are the last four villages in the Ha Tsuen district to be provided with metered water supply.
"Adequate water supply can only be made available to the area after the substantial completion of new water mains network in Tin Shui Wai New Town late last year," Mr Hu explained.
End/Saturday, March 4, 1995
Electors reminded to vote tomorrow
The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) today (Saturday) reminded all registered electors that the polling hours of the Municipal Council elections tomorrow (Sunday) will be from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm.
An REO spokesman said an elector was only required to bring along his Identity Card to the Polling Station. But it would facilitate the polling proceeding if he could also bring along the poll card sent to him earlier.
A total of 377 polling stations will be opened on the polling day.
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