7.33. The scheme to provide flushing water to the eastern part of Kowloon was commenced and some 23 miles of trunk main was laid between Tai Wan waterfront at Hung Hom and the existing salt water reservoirs at Diamond Hill and Lo Fu Ngam. Works also proceeded on schemes to provide both fresh and salt water supplies to other areas including Cheung Sha Wan Reclamation and the Lung Cheung Road Development.
New Territories
7.34. Work on the major project to supply the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung Development with both fresh and flushing water continued. Four pumping stations and five service reservoirs were under construction. In addition over 4 miles of trunk main and a further 9 miles of distribution main were laid.
A trunk main to supply untreated water to industrial development at Tsing Lung Tau was laid along the Castle Peak Road from the Tai Lam Chung Feed at Sham Tseng.
At Tai Po works were commenced on a scheme to supply the Tai Po and Sheung Shui areas with a filtered water supply. Water is to be pumped from the Tai Po Tau Pumping station to a treatment works and service reservoir located on top of the adjacent hill and thence piped to Tai Po and Sheung Shui.
7.35. On the outlying islands, a scheme to provide Hei Ling Chau with fresh water by laying an underwater pipeline from the Shek Pik submarine pipeline cross connexion chamber was completed and a similar scheme to provide a supply to Peng Chau including a pumping station and service reservoir was nearly completed. On Cheung Chau excavation was in hand preparatory to building a new service reservoir.
General
CONSULTANTS LIAISON DIVISION
Chief Engineer:
A. W. P. Cox, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Mun.E.
7.36. The division continued to be responsible for liaison with the consulting engineers working on behalf of the Waterworks Office including exercising financial control on the schemes involved and negotiations for any necessary modifications. Expenditure on work carried out by waterworks' consulting engineers amounted to over $136 million during the year.
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New Territories
7.34. Work on the major project to supply the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung Development with both fresh and flushing water continued. Four pumping stations and five service reservoirs were under construction. In addition over 4 miles of trunk main and a further 9 miles of distribution main were laid.
A trunk main to supply untreated water to industrial development at Tsing Lung Tau was laid along the Castle Peak Road from the Tai Lam Chung Feed at Sham Tseng.
At Tai Po works were commenced on a scheme to supply the Tai Po and Sheung Shui areas with a filtered water supply. Water is to be pumped from the Tai Po Tau Pumping station to a treatment works and service reservoir located on top of the adjacent hill and thence piped to Tai Po and Sheung Shui.
7.35. On the outlying islands, a scheme to provide Hei Ling Chau with fresh water by laying an underwater pipeline from the Shek Pik submarine pipeline cross connexion chamber was completed and a similar scheme to provide a supply to Peng Chau including a pumping station and service reservoir was nearly completed. On Cheung Chau excavation was in hand preparatory to building a new service reservoir.
General
CONSULTANTS LIAISON DIVISION
Chief Engineer:
A. W. P. Cox, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Mun.E.
7.36. The division continued to be responsible for liaison with the consulting engineers working on behalf of the Waterworks Office includ- ing exercising financial control on the schemes involved and negotiations for any necessary modifications. Expenditure on work carried out by waterworks' consulting engineers amounted to over $136 million during the year.
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