procurement, installation and commissioning of the mechanical component of all new waterworks plant except for plant associated with the Plover Cove and High Island Water Schemes and the 40 million gallons per day desalter.
10.42 Two workshops, one on the Island and one in Kowloon, provide support for maintenance activities including emergency works, together with manufacturing facilities for special new works items. The workshops are equipped with the latest machine tools and employ fitters, welders, machine tool operators, platers, blacksmiths, coppersmiths and pattern makers. More than 29,000 water meters and 91 engines and pumps were overhauled during the year. Details of other works carried out in the workshops, meter repair shops and by this division generally are given in Appendix CC under item (7).
Operation and Maintenance
10.43 Four new pumping stations at Tai Wan, Tai O, Tsing Yi and Batty's Belvedere were commissioned and taken over and one salt water station at To Kwa Wan became redundant and was dismantled. New plant was commissioned in the existing pumping station at Lam Tei. The division now operates 62 pumping stations which together house over 230 pumpsets. The total installed horse-power throughout the Colony increased by 12%.
10.44 Early in the year the floating pumping station in Plover Cove Reservoir commenced pumping from its new position beside the permanent pumping station. However, during Typhoon Rose the pipework connecting the floating pumping station to the shore was damaged and this prevented pumping for several months. Preparations were made towards the end of the year to move the station to its alternative location for pumping at low reservoir levels. Typhoon Rose also caused flooding in two sea front pumping stations, causing some damage to pumps. Flooding caused a fuel tank to float off its foundations, and at another location, sand and silt choked a new sea water intake.
10.45 Consequent upon the provision of filtered water to the village of Muk Wu and to the Government quarters there, pumping from the wells at Muk Wu ceased and the plant temporarily installed at the wells was returned to its permanent location.
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procurement, installation and commissioning of the mechanical com- ponent of all new waterworks plant except for plant associated with the Plover Cove and High Island Water Schemes and the 40 million gallons per day desalter.
10.42 Two workshops, one on the Island and one in Kowloon, provide support for maintenance activities including emergency works, together with manufacturing facilities for special new works items. The workshops are equipped with the latest machine tools and employ fitters, welders, machine tool operators, platers, blacksmiths, copper- smiths and pattern makers. More than 29,000 water meters and 91 engines and pumps were overhauled during the year. Details of other works carried out in the workshops, meter repair shops and by this division generally are given in Appendix CC under item (7).
Operation and Maintenance
10.43 Four new pumping stations at Tai Wan, Tai O, Tsing Yi and Batty's Belvedere were commissioned and taken over and one salt water station at To Kwa Wan became redundant and was dis- mantled. New plant was commissioned in the existing pumping station at Lam Tei. The division now operates 62 pumping stations which together house over 230 pumpsets. The total installed horse-power throughout the Colony increased by 12%.
10.44 Early in the year the floating pumping station in Plover Cove Reservoir commenced pumping from its new position beside the per- manent pumping station. However, during Typhoon Rose the pipe- work connecting the floating pumping station to the shore was damaged and this prevented pumping for several months. Preparations were made towards the end of the year to move the station to its alternative location for pumping at low reservoir levels. Typhoon Rose also caused flooding in two sea front pumping stations, causing some damage to pumps. Flooding caused a fuel tank to float off its founda- tions, and at another location, sand and silt choked a new sea water intake.
10.45 Consequent upon the provision of filtered water to the village of Muk Wu and to the Government quarters there, pumping from the wells at Muk Wu ceased and the plant temporarily installed at the wells was returned to its permanent location.
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