waters on Hong Kong Island and Lantau and the distribution system on Hong Kong Island were also severely damaged. The total expenditure on the repairs, which have all been completed, amounted to $3.37 million.
7.09. Normal overhaul and repainting of control gates, maintenance of catchwaters and filter stations and routine inspection and cleaning of service reservoirs, access roads and station surrounds continued. New fresh water service reservoirs put into use included Kennedy Town, Pok Fu Lam (extension), Cheung Chau and Peng Chau while salt water service reservoirs were commissioned at Aberdeen and Kwai Chung North.
7.10. Upon the completion of the tunnels of the Tung Chung Scheme, on Lantau Island, the yield from the Tung Chung Valley is now being collected in the Shek Pik Reservoir. The yield from the Stage I intakes on the Plover Cove Scheme is also now being collected.
Distribution Section
7.11. Six major supply zones corresponding with Government planning areas were established on Hong Kong Island and a similar zoning system in Kowloon and New Kowloon continued to operate.
7.12. Work continued on extensions to serve new development, enlargement of undersized and defective mains and alterations necessitated by road construction. Apart from mains laid on specific projects approximately 39 miles of pipe were laid to distribute fresh and salt water.
Waste Detection Section
7.13. Systematic waste detection was continued on a greatly increased scale and 163 areas were checked. A number of major leaks were discovered and repaired, resulting in a daily saving of over 4 million gallons.
House Service Section
7.14. With separate metering now being required for all new Resettlement estates as well as all new flats, there was an increase of 34 per cent in the number of new meters installed compared with the previous year.
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waters on Hong Kong Island and Lantau and the distribution system on Hong Kong Island were also severely damaged. The total expenditure on the repairs, which have all been completed, amounted to $3.37 million.
7.09. Normal overhaul and repainting of control gates, maintenance of catchwaters and filter stations and routine inspection and cleaning of service reservoirs, access roads and station surrounds continued. New fresh water service reservoirs put into use included Kennedy Town, Pok Fu Lam (extension), Cheung Chau and Peng Chau while salt water service reservoirs were commissioned at Aberdeen and Kwai Chung North.
7.10. Upon the completion of the tunnels of the Tung Chung Scheme, on Lantau Island, the yield from the Tung Chung Valley is now being collected in the Shek Pik Reservoir. The yield from the Stage I intakes on the Plover Cove Scheme is also now being collected.
Distribution Section
7.11. Six major supply zones corresponding with Government plan- ning areas were established on Hong Kong Island and a similar zoning system in Kowloon and New Kowloon continued to operate.
7.12. Work continued on extensions to serve new development, enlargement of undersized and defective mains and alterations neces- sitated by road construction. Apart from mains laid on specific projects approximately 39 miles of pipe were laid to distribute fresh and salt
water.
Waste Detection Section
7.13. Systematic waste detection was continued on a greatly increased scale and 163 areas were checked. A number of major leaks were dis- covered and repaired, resulting in a daily saving of over 4 million gallons.
House Service Section
7.14. With separate metering now being required for all new Reset- tlement estates as well as all new flats, there was an increase of 34 per cent in the number of new meters installed compared with the previous year.
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