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LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

Planning studies were completed for the improvement of water supplies to developments in eastern high level areas of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, Sheung Shui, Fanling and Yuen Long including Tin Shui Wai, permanent supply to Ma On Shan, Junk Bay and its hinterland, and the improvement of the primary fresh water distribution system in the eastern Hong Kong Island area. The planning of an operational and service centre on Hong Kong Island was also carried out. Other studies in hand included improvements in flushing water supplies to developments in the central Hong Kong Island and southern Kowloon areas, Shau Kei Wan, Sha Tin and Tai Po, and new fresh water supplies to proposed developments on reclamations at Telegraph Bay, Kellet Bay and Siu Chai Wan.

During the year, construction of the reception and distribution systems for future increases in the supply from China continued, with work commencing on the Tai Po Tau to Ngau Tam Mei aqueduct. The treatment works facilities at Yau Kom Tau were completed and construction work began at the Pak Kong treatment works and transfer facilities for supplying water to the Junk Bay New Town development and for augmenting supplies to Kowloon East and Hong Kong Island East.

Design work began on laying three submarine mains from the mainland to Tsing Yi and Ma Wan and from Lantau Island to Cheung Chau to extend and improve water supplies to these areas. Design and construction work on projects for extending the supply systems in Sha Tin, Tai Po, Fanling, Sheung Shui, Tuen Mun and Junk Bay New Towns continued to progress satisfactorily. In addition, design work also proceeded on the extension and improvement of supplies to Ma Wan Island, Peng Chau Island and South Lantau and on improving the Kwun Tong salt water flushing system. Further progress was made on design work aimed at increasing the transfer of water within Hong Kong Island.

Distribution systems were extended and enlarged to meet urban and rural demands in such areas as Sha Tin, Tai Po, Fanling, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Junk Bay, Peng Chau and Lantau Island. Salt water for flushing was supplied to most areas on Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon peninsula as well as to Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi and Tuen Mun in the New Territories.

Several mechanical and electrical installations for treatment works, pumping stations and service reservoirs were commissioned during the year. These included new treatment works and pumping stations at Sheung Shui and Yau Kom Tau, increasing the capacity of existing treatment works and pumping stations at Tuen Mun, a new fresh and salt water pumping station in Western District on Hong Kong Island, and boosting the capacity of pumping equipment at Sai Kung, High Island, Cheung Sha and Shek Pik.

New pumping stations were also put into service at Quarry Bay and at the River Ganges. The control and monitoring of water supply zones were enhanced for the eastern districts of Hong Kong Island and for the China Water Supply Scheme by the installation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems at the Eastern Treatment Works and Muk Wu 'B' Pumping Stations respectively.

A new consumer enquiry centre was opened in Sai Kung, joining the existing centres in Causeway Bay, Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin and Tai Po. The network continued to prove successful and plans are in hand to extend it throughout the territory.

Electricity

Kowloon and the New Territories - including Lantau and a number of other outlying islands are supplied with electricity by the China Light and Power Company Limited (CLP), while Hong Kong Island and the neighbouring islands of Ap Lei Chau and Lamma receive their supply from the Hongkong Electric Company Limited (HEC). The two