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Thursday, April 12, 1973
NEW WAY OF TIPPING REFUSE
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The Government is to employ a new method of refuse tipping at Gin
Drinkers Bay in Kwai Chung with an aim to form a piece of land for recreational
use.
A spokesman for the Public Works Department said the method, known
as controlled tipping, calls for the spreading of refuse in layers.
"As tipping proceeds, each layer will be covered with inert material
and, at the end of each day all working faces will be sealed off so as to
contain noxious smells, control vermin and to eliminate health and fire hazards,"
he added.
The covering material will be obtained principally by the excavation
of suitable earth from areas in Kwai Chung used specially for this purpose.
Ash from incinerators will also be used when it becomes available.
To ensure the systematic disposal of refuse, delivered to the dump
by sanitary and inoffensive methods, access roads and drainage will have to
be built.
Tenders for the construction work and the controlled tipping of refuse
at Gin Drinkers Bay are now being invited.
The project is expected to begin next month and last for a period
of 18 months with the option of an extention of 12 months.
The works have been designed and will be supervised by the Development
and Airport Division of the Civil Engineering Office, Public Works Department.
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