早造 meaning in English

early crops

As they were situated directly in the proposed reservoir site , they were resettled in tai long wan , a western coastal area of lantau island and a resettlement area in tsuen wan . others , whose land was included as part of the catchment area , or affected by the construction of the catchwaters , faced a different situation . among them , the residents of pui o including lo wei village and sun wei village , ham tin , law uk , san shek wan , upper cheung sha and lower cheung sha village , tong fuk and shui hou village suffered from disturbance to their natural water supply
一些被兴建引水道影响或被辟为集水区的村落，如贝澳老围村、新围村、咸田村、罗屋村、散石湾、长沙上村、长沙下村、塘福村及水口村，原来流经村落的河流及地下水源，因主要水流被引水道堵截，农田无足够水灌溉，早造开耕严重不足，居民须往他乡运水，以应付日常生活急需及维持灌田。