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$1,818 million water treatment works contract signed

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The Director of Water Supplies, Mr Hu Man-shiu today (Tuesday) signed a $1,818 million contract with Aoki Corporation for the construction of the Ngau Tam Mei Treatment Works in Yuen Long.

This is the largest contract ever awarded by the Water Supplies Department.

The Ngau Tam Mei Treatment Works will have an initial daily output of 230,000 cubic metres and has been designed for further expansion to an ultimate capacity of 450,000 cubic metres per day to become the third largest treatment facility in the territory.

It will serve existing and projected housing and industrial developments in the Western New Territories.

The contract covers the construction of all civil engineering structures and electrical and mechanical equipment for the treatment works, including a service reservoir with a storage capacity of 40,000 cubic metres and five kilometres of interconnecting pipelines.

Works will begin on April 18 for completion in August 1999.

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More proactive role in port management by Marine Dept

There is a common desire within the marine community for the Marine Department to take a more proactive role in the overall management and operation of the port of Hong Kong, the Director of Marine, Mr Ian Dale, said.

Announcing the findings of the Comprehensive Study on Marine Activities, Associated Risk Assessment and Development of a Future Strategy for the Optimum Usage of Hong Kong Waters (MARAD Strategy Study) today (Tuesday), Mr Dale said that the study was to establish the existing and forecast marine risk levels and provide a strategy for the future usage of Hong Kong water areas.

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