Treatment Works Filter Plant modified to meet the requirements for uprating the Tai Po Tau and Sha Tin pumping stations.
10.62. The floating pumping station at Tai Mei Tuk which had been dismantled following completion of the permanent pumping station in 1968-69 was being recommissioned to meet the need for increased draw off from Plover Cove. The increase in the Plover Cove storage capacity due to the raising of the dam necessitated resiting the floating pumping station and the installation of a new delivery main.
10.63. The surge protection equipment installed on the water main between Shum Chun and Muk Wu pumping station was inspected and overhauled in accordance with the maintenance programme.
10.64. A new medium voltage switchboard was purchased and installed at Tai Tam Tuk pumping station replacing obsolete equipment installed when the station was originally commissioned. The re-wiring of nine installations was completed.
10.65. High voltage motors associated with the two 900 horse-power pumpsets at Tsuen Wan Pumping Station were re-wound, overhauled and re-commissioned.
10.66. Training of staff in Industrial Safety continued to be provided by the Labour Department. In-service training of technical apprentices and the upgrading of staff at all levels continued throughout the year.
New Works
10.67. Two new pumping stations at Sau Mau Ping and Holy Cross Village were commissioned and additional new pumpsets were installed in three existing stations.
10.68. The Sau Mau Ping salt water pumping station, with a total pumping capacity of 7 million gallons per day, was commissioned to augment the supply of flushing water.
10.69. Two temporary diesel pumpsets were installed in Lam Tei Pumping station to augment the water supply to the Yuen Long Filters pending the procurement and installation of three new permanent pumpsets.
10.70. The pumpsets at Cheung Chau pumping station were replaced by larger units to increase the output from 720,000 gallons to 1,440,000 gallons per day to meet the increase in demand on Cheung Chau Island.
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Treatment Works Filter Plant modified to meet the requirements for uprating the Tai Po Tau and Sha Tin pumping stations.
10.62. The floating pumping station at Tai Mei Tuk which had been dismantled following completion of the permanent pumping station in 1968-69 was being recommissioned to meet the need for increased draw off from Plover Cove. The increase in the Plover Cove storage capacity due to the raising of the dam necessitated resiting the floating pumping station and the installation of a new delivery main.
10.63. The surge protection equipment installed on the water main between Shum Chun and Muk Wu pumping station was inspected and overhauled in accordance with the maintenance programme.
10.64. A new medium voltage switchboard was purchased and installed at Tai Tam Tuk pumping station replacing obsolete equip- ment installed when the station was originally commissioned. The re-wiring of nine installations was completed.
10.65. High voltage motors associated with the two 900 horse-power pumpsets at Tsuen Wan Pumping Station were re-wound, overhauled and re-commissioned.
10.66. Training of staff in Industrial Safety continued to be provided by the Labour Department. In-service training of technical apprentices and the upgrading of staff at all levels continued throughout the year.
New Works
10.67. Two new pumping stations at Sau Mau Ping and Holy Cross Village were commissioned and additional new pumpsets were installed in three existing stations.
10.68. The Sau Mau Ping salt water pumping station, with a total pumping capacity of 7 million gallons per day, was commissioned to augment the supply of flushing water.
10.69. Two tempoary diesel pumpsets were installed in Lam Tei Pumping station to augment the water supply to the Yuen Long Filters pending the procurement and installation of three new permanent pumpsets.
10.70. The pumpsets at Cheung Chau pumping station were replaced by larger units to increase the output from 720,000 gallons to 1,440,000 gallons per day to meet the increase in demand on Cheung Chau Island.
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