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Wednesday, August 16, 1972
POLLUTION BOOM MENENTS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS
A modified oil boom, used in an experiment to protect beaches from
pollution by refuse as well as oil, has had only limited success.
The Acting Director of Urban Services, the Hon. A.P. Richardson,
said in the Legislative Council today that the boom itself had not proved
to be high enough and the net below had been damaged on several occasions.
He said it was too soon to give an opinion on the durability of the
boom under Hong Kong's conditions.
In the meantime, the department was seeking information about a
variety of different booms from known suppliers and beach authorities in other
parts of the world to determine which type was best suited to the needs of
Hong Kong.
"On the one hand we need fairly sturdy booms to prevent the flow of
refuse, while on the other we need booms which can be readily removed with the
approach of typhoon," Mr. Richardson explained.
He was replying to a question by the Hon. Wilfred Wong.
WATER INTERRUPTION
Water supply to the So Uk Estate in Sham Shui Po will be interrupted
for five hours from 1 a.. to 6 a.m. on Friday, August 18.
The temporary stoppage is to enable the Water Works Office to carry
out a leakage test in the area.
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