at Wong Tai Sin and Lo Fu Ngam, and the decking-over of the Wong Tai Sin service reservoir to form a four-acre hard-surfaced recreation ground was completed.
8.31. Quarters were built for the staff of the recently constructed Beacon Hill freshwater pumping station.
8.32. The laying of the 48-inch freshwater trunk main from Lion Rock tunnel to Jordan Valley was completed. This main is designed to augment supplies to the Kwun Tong/Ham Tin/Yau Tong area and also to supply Sai Kung.
8.33. Mainlaying in the Kowloon West saltwater supply area continued but work on the new intake at Cheung Sha Wan was delayed to allow intake screens and pipe to be incorporated in a jetty being built by Port Works Division.
8.34. Construction of the Sau Mau Ping salt-water pumping station and the associated one-and-a-half-million-gallon service reservoir and interconnecting mains was begun. This system will draw water from the Kwun Tong low-level system and deliver it to the high-level areas of Sau Mau Ping and Ham Tin.
8.35. Work for improvement of the inlet to Kwun Tong High-Level Salt Water Service Reservoir was completed except for the installation of the float and influx valves, the delivery of which was delayed.
New Territories
8.36. Tsuen Wan West water supply was nearing completion. The work includes a pumping station and four service reservoirs: saltwater high level and low level and freshwater high level and low level. The freshwater low-level service reservoir is designed for a capacity of 1.4 million gallons.
8.37. The six-million-gallon-per-day treatment works at Tai Po Tau was successfully commissioned with no major difficulty.
8.38. Progress on the Castle Peak water supply scheme included lining and grouting in the tunnel from Tai Lam Chung and site formation for the new Castle Peak treatment works at San Hui. A contract was also let for the supply of the treatment plant equipment.
8.39. Construction of the two-million-gallon Yuen Long balance tank proceeded, though considerably delayed by the quantity of rock in the
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at Wong Tai Sin and Lo Fu Ngam, and the decking-over of the Wong Tai Sin service reservoir to form a four acre hard-surfaced recreation ground was completed.
8.31. Quarters were built for the staff of the recently constructed Beacon Hill fresh water pumping station.
8.32. The laying of the 48 inch fresh water trunk main from Lion Rock tunnel to Jordan Valley was completed. This main is designed to augment supplies to the Kwun Tong/Ham Tin/Yau Tong area and also to supply Sai Kung.
8.33. Mainlaying in the Kowloon West salt water supply area con- tinued but work on the new intake at Cheung Sha Wan was delayed to allow intake screens and pipe to be incorporated in a jetty being built by Port Works Division.
8.34. Construction of the Sau Mau Ping salt-water pumping station and the associated one and a half million gallon service reservoir and interconnecting mains was begun. This system will draw water from the Kwun Tong low level system and deliver it to the high level areas of Sau Mau Ping and Ham Tin.
8.35. Work for improvement of the inlet to Kwun Tong High Level Salt Water Service Reservoir was completed except for the in- stallation of the float and influx valves, the delivery of which was delayed.
New Territories
8.36. Tsuen Wan West water supply was nearing completion. The work includes a pumping station and four service reservoirs: salt water high level and low level and fresh water high level and low level. The fresh water low level service reservoir is designed for a capacity of 14 million gallons.
8.37. The six million gallon per day treatment works at Tai Po Tau was successfully commissioned with no major difficulty.
8.38. Progress on the Castle Peak water supply scheme included lining and grouting in the tunnel from Tai Lam Chung and site forma- tion for the new Castle Peak treatment works at San Hui. A contract was also let for the supply of the treatment plant equipment.
8.39. Construction of the two million gallon Yuen Long balance tank proceeded, though considerably delayed by the quantity of rock in the
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