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L. P. BRUNT,
B.Sc. (Eng.),
A.M. I. C. E.
CHA ERED CIVIL ENGINEER
36, PARK ROAD,
13th August, 1951.
CHISWICK,
LONDON, W.4.
H. P. Hall, Esq.,
The Colonial Office,
The Church House, Great Smith Street, Westminster, S.W.1.
Dear Mr. Hall,
e to HK
W/35
Composting Project for Hong Kong.
I have pleasure in sending herewith a copy of a letter from the well-known firm of consulting engineers, Messrs. Brian Colquhoun and partners, which records their willingness to collaborate with me in the development of proposals and estimates for a composting scheme to meet the requirements of the Government of Hong Kong.
I have discussed with Messrs. Brian Colquhoun and Partners the probable amount of work which will be required to prepare designs to an extent adequate for the production of reliable estimates of the costs of installation and operation, and we are of the opinion that development of the project to the stage which we should consider satisfactory for presentation to the Colonial Development Corp- -oration will occupy several months. The proposals, drawings and estimates will cover the new urban depots for nights oil and the installation at Tsun Wan comprising : digestion plant for the nightsoil, gasholder and generating plant; refuse handling and sorting equipment; masticators for the organic garbage and nightsoil, plant to mix these materials and to conduct the fermentation of the resultant compost; all the interconnecting conveying equipment; the structures and buildings; and plant for handling the mature compost. For this development work we shall require a fee between 3,000 and 5,000 guineas.
If such an expenditure is beyond what is contemplated for this stage of the project, the extent to which the proposals are developed could be made commensurate with whatever lesser fee may be allocated for the purpose, but such estimates as we could prepare would necessarily have a less firm basis and, of course, the amount of work remaining to be done in order to complete the scheme after its approval would be correspondingly greater.
I shall be pleased to receive at an early date instructions which will enable progress to be made with this project and if I can help to expedite a decision, by supplying other information or by a visit to your office, I shall be be glad to have the opportunity.
I believe that you have not received from Hong Kong any copy of my First Report and I therefore have pleasure in sending one herewith for your information and retention. I am sending a copy also to Mr. Hawtrey.
Yours sincerely,ence. Brunt