Workshops
311. Due to the extensive new works in progress at Tai Lam Chung and elsewhere the workshop staff, particularly welders, were kept extremely busy during the year but by working overtime where necessary no important work was delayed.
312. In order that the machine shop may be better able to cope with the demands placed upon it, two new machine tools were ordered. One, a vertical shaping machine, arrived in October and was satisfactorily installed.
313. A total of 1,762 orders was dealt with during the year, 1,701 of these being for the waterworks.
314. In the meter repair workshops, 26,120 meters were overhauled and tested and a further 10,177 repaired on site making a total of 36,297. This represents 82% of the total meters installed, an increase of approximately 0.5% the number overhauled last year.
Renewals and Improvements
315. Mainlaying. In order to counteract the poor conditions brought about by the zoned short periods of supply, mainlaying was concentrated on extensions to new development, alterations necessitated by road reconstruction and the replacement of undersized pipes in areas where pressures were inadequate.
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316. A total of 138,575 feet of piping between 1½ inches and 18 inches diameter was laid, the more important work completed being as follows:
(a) Kowloon Tsai Service Reservoir to the eastern end of Cornwall Street.
To improve pressures and the supply to the upper Kowloon Tong area a new direct 12 inch outlet pipe was laid from the Kowloon Tsai Service Reservoir.
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311. Due to the extensive new works in progress at Tai Lam Chung and elsewhere the workshop staff, particularly welders, were kept extremely busy during the year but by working overtime where necessary no important work was delayed.
312. In order that the machine shop may be better able to cope with the demands placed upon it, two new machine tools were ordered. One, a vertical shaping machine, arrived in October and was satisfactorily installed.
313. A total of 1,762 orders was dealt with during the year, 1,701 of these being for the waterworks.
314. In the meter repair workshops, 26,120 meters were overhauled and tested and a further 10,177 repaired on site making a total of 36,297. This represents 82% of the total meters installed, an increase of approximately 0.5% the number overhauled last year.
Renewals and Improvements
315. Mainlaying. In order to counteract the poor conditions brought about by the zoned short periods of supply, mainlaying was concentrated on extensions to new development, alterations necessitated by road reconstruction and the replacement of undersized pipes in areas where pressures were inadequate.
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316. A total of 138,575 feet of piping between 11⁄2 inches and 18 inches diameter was laid, the more important work com- pleted being as follows:
(a) Kowloon Tsai Service Reservoir to the eastern end of
Cornwall Street.
To improve pressures and the supply to the upper Kowloon Tong area a new direct 12 inch outlet pipe was laid from the Kowloon Tsai Service Reservoir.
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