Mechanical Section
7.18. Several major pumping stations were put into service including those for the Plover Cove Scheme at Tai Po Tau, Sha Tin and the Shing Mun Supply Basin. Five pumpsets of 60 m.g.d. total capacity at each of the former two stations and four of 20 m.g.d. total capacity at the latter station were installed by the consulting engineers for the scheme and taken over for operation by the Waterworks Office. The Sandy Bay Pumping station handling the water from Shek Pik became fully operational with a pumping capacity of 45 m.g.d. to the high level Mount Davis Reservoir and 25 m.g.d. to the low level western areas of the Island.
7.19. The temporary pumping station at the River Indus was further run down with two pumps removed for subsequent installation at Diamond Hill Pumping station. In addition, one of the pumps from the permanent River Indus Pumping station was temporarily removed to the Muk Wu Pumping station now taking the increased supplies from China and for which additional pumps are on order but not yet received.
7.20. In the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung area, five pumping stations were under preparation with the bulk of the plant having arrived from overseas for the Tsuen Wan No. 2 Fresh Water and the Central Salt Water Pumping stations, while orders were placed for the plant for the other three stations. In Kowloon and Hong Kong, a number of fresh and salt water pumping stations were commissioned or partly commissioned, including the first fully automatic diesel station situated at Telegraph Bay.
7.21. Reflecting the increasing number of pumping stations being operated, there was a 40% increase in the number of major engine overhauls carried out compared with the previous year and a 25% increase in the number of major pump overhauls. Generally, the workshops continued working at about the same level as previously. With the separate metering of new flats now being required, consideration was given to setting up a separate workshop to deal with the repair and overhaul of meters. In addition to overhauling over 30,000 meters during the year, exhaustive tests were carried out on sample meters submitted by overseas suppliers in order to determine the most suitable for future use.
Electrical Section
7.22. Routine electrical maintenance and rectification of faults continued at about the same level as last year. However, with the
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Mechanical Section
7.18. Several major pumping stations were put into service includ- ing those for the Plover Cove Scheme at Tai Po Tau, Sha Tin and the Shing Mun Supply Basin. Five pumpsets of 60 m.g.d. total capacity at each of the former two stations and four of 20 m.g.d. total capacity at the latter station were installed by the consulting engineers for the scheme and taken over for operation by the Waterworks Office. The Sandy Bay Pumping station handling the water from Shek Pik became fully operational with a pumping capacity of 45 m.g.d. to the high level Mount Davis Reservoir and 25 m.g.d. to the low level western areas of the Island.
7.19. The temporary pumping station at the River Indus was further run down with two pumps removed for subsequent installation at Diamond Hill Pumping station. In addition one of the pumps from the permanent River Indus Pumping station was temporarily removed to the Muk Wu Pumping station now taking the increased supplies from China and for which additional pumps are on order but not yet received.
7.20. In the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung area, five pumping stations were under preparation with the bulk of the plant having arrived from overseas for the Tsuen Wan No. 2. Fresh Water and the Central Salt Water Pumping stations while orders were placed for the plant for the other three stations. In Kowloon and Hong Kong a number of fresh and salt water pumping stations were commissioned or partly commis- sioned including the first fully automatic diesel station situated at Telegraph Bay.
7.21. Reflecting the increasing number of pumping stations being operated there was a 40% increase in the number of major engine over- hauls carried out compared with the previous year and a 25% increase in the number of major pump overhauls. Generally the workshops con- tinued working at about the same level as previously. With the separate metering of new flats now being required, consideration was given to setting up a separate workshop to deal with the repair and overhaul of meters. In addition to overhauling over 30,000 meters during the year exhaustive tests were carried out on sample meters submitted by overseas suppliers in order to determine the most suitable for future use.
Electrical Section
7.22. Routine electrical maintenance and rectification of faults continued at about the same level as last year. However with the
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