2009/09/18

41 waterworks structures declared monuments

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir - Former Watchman's Cottage (1863)
Wong Nai Chung Reservoir - Valve House (1899)
Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir - Masonry Bridge (1907)
Kowloon Reservoir - Recorder House (1910)
Aberdeen Upper Reservoir - Valve House (1931)
Shing Mun Reservoir - Memorial Stone (1937)
The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam (centre), officiates at a ceremony at Tai Tam Tuk Raw Pumping Station today (September 18) with the Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Mr Bernard Chan (left), and the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Ma Lee-tak, to celebrate the declaration of 41 waterworks structures as monuments.
The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, views exhibits relating to the history of Hong Kong's water supply in Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station.
(From left) The Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Mr Bernard Chan; the Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam; and the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Ma Lee-tak, unveil a plaque at Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir to mark the opening of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail.
Also celebrating the monument declaration today (September 18) were Pui Kiu College students who conducted a series of scientific tests on the water quality of the Tai Tam Group of Reservoirs to mark World Water Monitoring Day 2009.
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir - Former Watchman's Cottage (1863)
Wong Nai Chung Reservoir - Valve House (1899)
Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir - Masonry Bridge (1907)
Kowloon Reservoir - Recorder House (1910)
Aberdeen Upper Reservoir - Valve House (1931)
Shing Mun Reservoir - Memorial Stone (1937)
The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam (centre), officiates at a ceremony at Tai Tam Tuk Raw Pumping Station today (September 18) with the Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Mr Bernard Chan (left), and the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Ma Lee-tak, to celebrate the declaration of 41 waterworks structures as monuments.
The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, views exhibits relating to the history of Hong Kong's water supply in Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station.
(From left) The Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Mr Bernard Chan; the Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam; and the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Ma Lee-tak, unveil a plaque at Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir to mark the opening of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail.
Also celebrating the monument declaration today (September 18) were Pui Kiu College students who conducted a series of scientific tests on the water quality of the Tai Tam Group of Reservoirs to mark World Water Monitoring Day 2009.
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