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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS

however, be capable of filtering some three million gallons per day more than the existing sand beds, the yield of the combined mainland reservoirs being more than sufficient to utilize this extra capacity during the summer months. The second plant has a capacity of three million gallons and will be installed at Chai Wan, where it will deal with water from the Tytam group of reservoirs and supply new development which is It rapidly taking place in the Shaukiwan and Chai Wan areas. will replace the old sand beds at Stubbs Road.

The replacement of old encrusted water mains by new and larger pipes and the extension of supplies to meet new develop- ment were continued. Limited supplies through standpipes from the existing distribution mains and from stream intakes Work on the were provided for numerous resettlement areas. new five million gallon filtered water service reservoir at Bowen Road was completed and roofing of the Albany service reser- voir, previously uncovered, was commenced. The realignment of part of the two 21′′ cross harbour mains, necessitated by the central reclamation scheme, and the laying of a new 27′′ diameter steel main from the reclamation to the Gardens service reservoir were commenced.

Deep well boring equipment was received half way through the year and work was commenced on sinking a trial bore well near Castle Peak, in the New Territories.

Electricity

Electricity on the island of Hong Kong is supplied by the Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd. The supply is alternating current, distributed at 6,600 volts, 3 phase 50 cycles, 346/200 volts. The amount of electricity generated during 1953 was 234,271,780 Kilowatt hours, an increase of 7.8% over the previous year's output.

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