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Friday, December 8, 1972
ADDITIONAL UNIT FOR KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATION PLANT
An additional incinerator unit will soon be installed in the incineration plant at Kennedy Town to cope with the increasing quantity of refuse collected on Hong Kong Island.
At present, the incineration plant at Kennedy Town consists of four furnace lines, of which three are operated continuously with the fourth acting as a standby.
The installation of the fifth furnace, which will be' similar in size and type to the existing ones, is expected to increase the capacity and daily throughput of the plant from the present 660 tons to 880 tons.
A spokesman for the Public Works Department said today: "No additional chirmey will be required and it is not anticipated that the fifth furnace will increase the visible plume in the area."
At present, tender has already been invited for the civil engineering and building works for the extension of the plant.
Work is expected to begin early next year and should take about 15 months to complete.
Meanwhile, Government has already placed an order for the mechanical equipment connected with the fifth furnace.
The installation of the incinerator unit will proceed following the
completion of the building works.
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