Project Title :
Laying of Western Cross Harbour Main and Associated Land Main from West Kowloon to Sai Ying Pun

Contract No:9/WSD/08

Client : Water Supplies Department

Contract Period :7-Sep-2009 to 27-Feb-2013


The scope of the project consists of:

Victoria Harbour in approximately 89 720 square meters of foreshore and sea-bed, from West Kowloon to Sai Ying Pun to lay a 200 mm diameter submarine water pipes to provide a new fresh water harbor, transport food from the Kowloon water to Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Island to maintain a reliable water supply.

The Project involves construction and operation of a new western cross harbour main and
associated land mains. The route of the proposed Project is shown in Figure 1.1. The scope
of the proposed Project comprises the following:

(i) approximately 2100-metre section of 1200mm nominal diameter of submarine
watermain across Victoria Harbour from its connection at Lin Cheung Road in West
Kowloon to the existing Sai Ying Pun Fresh Water Pumping Station in Sheung Wan
(a designated project under EIA Ordinance);

(ii) approximately 2200-metre section of 1200mm nominal diameter of associated land
mains (Not a designated project under EIA Ordinance).

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