Crown leases and the potential property management commitment arising therefrom, on the expected demand for and availability of new Crown Land for disposal and on the need to give effect to certain new forms of development policy such as Urban Renewal, long term highway development and Mass Transit Communications, provision for Containerization of Cargo etc. in addition to the need for long term reclamation and land formation schemes, to anticipate long term demand for Crown Land for permanent development.
3.26. In giving effect to its responsibilities, officers are consistently reminded that, except in survey and mapping which are based on an exact science, the work of the office is often a matter of choice—to make land available for one purpose is to restrict its availability for another; to deploy staff on one aspect is to delay action on another. In such circumstances, the establishment and maintenance of appropriate priorities and standards in the rapidly growing and volatile economy of Hong Kong is vital to the well-being of the community and makes heavy demands on the experience and judgement of senior staff.
WATER
The Need
3.27. The demand for fresh water for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes has risen from 25 million gallons per day in 1946 to 167 million gallons per day in 1970, an average increase of about 7¼% compound per year. A review on the probable future increase in demand was made in 1970, and it was estimated that the growth rate would be of the order of 8% per annum over the next ten years. These figures indicate the need for planning so that the necessary resources (such as storage reservoirs and desalting plants) can be developed and the associated treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, service reservoirs and distribution systems can be built to satisfy the demand for water.
3.28. The variability in the rainfall into and the volume of storage and size of catchment areas of the sixteen reservoirs, which at present provide Hong Kong's fresh water supply, impose a need to plan the various draw-offs so that they match the capacity of each source to supply water.
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Crown leases and the potential property management commitment arising therefrom, on the expected demand for and availability of new Crown Land for disposal and on the need to give effect to certain new forms of development policy such as Urban Renewal, long term high- way development and Mass Transit Communications, provision for Containerization of Cargo etc. in addition to the need for long term reclamation and land formation schemes, to anticipate long term demand for Crown Land for permanent development.
3.26. In giving effect to its responsibilities, officers are consistently reminded that, except in survey and mapping which are based on an exact science, the work of the office is often a matter of choice-to make land available for one purpose is to restrict its availability for another; to deploy staff on one aspect is to delay action on another. In such circumstances, the establishment and maintenance of appro- priate priorities and standards in the rapidly growing and volatile economy of Hong Kong is vital to the well being of the community and makes heavy demands on the experience and judgement of senior staff.
WATER
The Need
3.27. The demand for fresh water for domestic, industrial and com- mercial purposes has risen from 25 million gallons per day in 1946 to 167 million gallons per day in 1970, an average increase of about 71% compound per year. A review on the probable future increase in demand was made in 1970, and it was estimated that the growth rate would be of the order of 8% per annum over the next ten years. These figures indicate the need for planning so that the necessary resources (such as storage reservoirs and desalting plants) can be developed and the associated treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, service reservoirs and distribution systems can be built to satisfy the demand for water.
3.28. The variability in the rainfall into and the volume of storage and size of catchment areas of the sixteen reservoirs, which at present provide Hong Kong's fresh water supply, impose a need to plan the various draw-offs so that they match the capacity of each source to supply water.
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