299. Two oil engine units were taken over by this office from the Port Works Dredger. One, which was intended for duty at Eastern to boost the delivery along the Bowen Road main, was installed as an emergency measure at Taipo; the second was removed to Bullock Lane Workshop where it was overhauled prior to installation as an additional booster on the Aberdeen-Elliot trunk main.
Kowloon Rapid Gravity Filters.
300. The construction of the filter house was completed but delivery of the filtration equipment fell well behind schedule, some being still outstanding at the end of the year. The reservoir to be constructed on the site of the slow sand beds was designed, and contract drawings and documents were completed.
Tytam Shaukiwan Supply.
301. The general details of the scheme have been given in previous reports. During the current year, the overall planning of the supply and the location of the works at Sai Wan were completed. A contract was let for the construction of a 4-million-gallon service reservoir, the erection of the filter house, and quarters to house the operating staff. The quarters were completed, and the installation of filtration equipment commenced, but delivery from the United Kingdom was well behind schedule. Approximately 9,400 feet of 18-inch pipe and 1,500 feet of 15-inch pipe were laid to link up the filters with Tytam Tuk Pumping Station, the service reservoir, and the supply area.
Eastern and Albany Conversion Scheme and Tin Hau Temple Road Supply.
302. The Eastern and Albany Conversion Scheme has been described in previous reports. The only work outstanding was the construction of a service reservoir, which was to have been constructed on the site of the slow sand beds at Eastern. In view, however, of the rapid development at North Point, it was decided that the reservoir should now be erected on the hillside above North Point. A scheme was therefore prepared whereby water would be pumped from the existing North Point Tank
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299. Two oil engine units were taken over by this office from the Port Works Dredger. One which was intended for duty at Eastern to boost the delivery along the Bowen Road main was installed as an emergency measure at Taipo, the second was removed to Bullock Lane Workshop where it was overhauled prior to installation as an additional booster on the Aberdeen- Elliot trunk main.
Kowloon Rapid Gravity Filters.
300. The construction of the filter house was completed but delivery of the filtration equipment fell well behind schedule, some being still outstanding at the end of the year. The reservoir to be constructed on the site of the slow sand beds was designed and contract drawings and documents completed.
Tytam Shaukiwan Supply.
301. The general details of the scheme have been given in previous reports. During the current year the overall planning of the supply and the location of the works at Sai Wan were completed. A contract was let for the construction of a 4-million gallon service reservoir, the erection of the filter house and quarters to house the operating staff. The quarters were completed and the installation of filtration equipment com- menced but delivery from the United Kingdom was well behind schedule. Approximately 9,400 feet of 18 inch pipe and 1,500 feet of 15 inch pipe were laid to link up the filters with Tytam Tuk Pumping Station, the service reservoir and the supply area.
Eastern and Albany Conversion Scheme and Tin Hau Temple
Road Supply.
302. The Eastern and Albany Conversion Scheme has been described in previous reports. The only work outstanding was the construction of a service reservoir which was to have been constructed on the site of the slow sand beds at Eastern. In view, however, of the rapid development at North Point it was decided that the reservoir should now be erected on the hillside above North Point. A scheme was therefore prepared whereby water would be pumped from the existing North Point Tank
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