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expected to range from one extreme of very high levels of
sewage
treat ment and disposal of the effluent close
inshore, to the other ext re me of very little treatment but
very long sea outfalls that discharge well away from our
shores where the wastewaters can be broken down, over a
The study is
period of ti me, by natural processes.
expected to recommend
works
pa ckages
Programme.
a preferred option and construction
to be incorporated into the Public Works
The Sewage Strategy Study will be completed in
August 1989 and in order to ensure early implementation of
recommendations, a total of $5.25 billion has been
its
identified as being required, in advance of detailed
project specifications becoming available. $72 million has
been earmarked to enable quick initial steps to be taken in
the implementation of the projects.
3.21
territory
SMP s
for
The SMP
program me
areas
-
in 21 SMP
(para. 3.19) covers the whole
figure 1 refers. So far, the
East Kowloon and Hong Kong Island South have been
largely completed, and about $1 billion worth of works has
been identified for i mp le mentation
when funds are voted.
progressively as and
3.22
Further SMP's
are
areas in Tolo Harbour,
North West Kowloon and
being prepared for unsew ered
Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung/Tsing Yi and
these will be completed in early
1990, and middle and late 1991 respectively.
3.23
catch ment
sew age
Government intends that all the ma jor
areas will be covered by SMP's progressively over
the next 5 years. Preparation of the Port Shelter SMP is
due to start in 1989/90 and funding has been earmarked for
a start to be ma de on the uns ew ered areas in Yuen Long/Kam
Tin in 1990, the uns ewered areas in Tuen Mun in 1992 and on
Kowloon North SMP in 1992.
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