214. For the low level areas in addition to those erected in 1950, three static tanks were erected in Kowloon and three in Hong Kong, making a total of 57 in Kowloon and 20 in Hong Kong.
215. The four Braithwaite tanks ordered were delivered and erected. The cast iron and cement asbestos piping had started coming forward towards the end of the year and laying of the mains was commenced in March.
216. The diesel engines for three pumps were received and work was commenced on building two of the Pump Houses. Delivery of the pumps, however, is still awaited.
217. Tytam Shaukiwan Supply. Various requests have been made in the past for a water supply to the eastern outlying areas of the Island including Shek-O, the R.A.F. Station at Sai Wan and recently to a squatter resettlement camp at Sai Wan. A comprehensive scheme was put forward to cover the above requests and also to provide increased filtration capacity. This scheme which will eventually handle 3 million gallons per day is to be provided in stages. The first, comprising a supply of unfiltered water for the R.A.F. Station and the squatter camp at Sai Wan was put in hand immediately, and the provision of a service reservoir and a 2 million gallons per day filter station which will provide filtered water and replace and augment the obsolete slow sand filters at Chai Wan has been included in the major works programme. By the end of March approximately 7,000 ft. of a 10" dia. main had been laid from Tytam Tuk Pumping Station to a new 10,000 gallons balance tank at Tytam Gap and the laying of a 3" dia. main to serve the R.A.F. Station and of a 4" dia. main to the squatter camp was also completed.
218. Kowloon Rapid Gravity Filters. The present water supply from the Mainland Reservoirs is limited by the filtration capacity. During the summer months the reservoirs are over-flowing and the demand for water, which is then at its highest,
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214. For the low level areas in addition to those erected in 1950, three static tanks were erected in Kowloon and three in Hong Kong, making a total of 57 in Kowloon and 20 in Hong Kong.
215. The four Braithwaite tanks ordered were delivered and erected. The cast iron and cement asbestos piping had started coming forward towards the end of the year and laying of the mains was commenced in March.
216. The diesel engines for three pumps were received and work was commenced on building two of the Pump Houses. Delivery of the pumps, however, is still awaited.
217. Tytam Shaukiwan Supply. Various requests have been made in the past for a water supply to the eastern outlying areas of the Island including Shek-O, the R.A.F. Station at Sai Wan and recently to a squatter resettlement camp at Sai Wan. A comprehensive scheme was put forward to cover the above requests and also to provide increased filtration capacity. This scheme which will eventually handle 3 million gallons per day is to be provided in stages. The first, comprising a supply of unfiltered water for the R.A.F. Station and the squatter camp at Sai Wan was put in hand immediately, and the provision of a service reservoir and a 2 million gallons per day filter station which will provide filtered water and replace and augment the obsolete slow sand filters at Chai Wan has been included in the major works programme. By the end of March approximately 7,000 ft. of a 10" dia. main had been laid from Tytam Tuk Pumping Station to a new 10,000 gallons balance tank at Tytam Gap and the laying of a 3" dia. main to serve the R.A.F. Station and of a 4" dia. main to the squatter camp was also completed.
218. Kowloon Rapid Gravity Filters. The present water supply from the Mainland Reservoirs is limited by the filtration capacity. During the summer months the reservoirs are over- flowing and the demand for water, which is then at its highest,
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