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Wednesday, October 3, 1973
"LAP SAP" DUMP TO BE TURNED INTO RECREATIONAL AREA
Controlled tipping of refuse at Ngau Tan Mei in Yuen Long by
systematic disposal of refuse without causing pollution hazard will begin
shortly.
A spokesman for the Public Works Department said today that after
the tip was closed, some 5.5 acres of new land would have been formed for
development as open space for recreational use.
Referring to the formation works, the spokesman said it would be
carried out by sanitary and inoffensive methods.
"Controlled tipping consists essentially of the spreading and
compaction of refuge in layers," he explained.
"Each layer will be covered with inert material as tipping pro-
ceeds to seal off all working faces daily at the dump to obviate noxious
smells and to facilitate the control of vermin and to eliminate health as
well as fire hazards,'
Covering material such as earth will be obatined from adjacent
areas which will be excavated to form platforms.
Construction of access roads to the tip, drainage, and protective
works required for the systematic disposal of refuse will begin in December
and is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
The project has been designed by the Development and Airport
Division of the Civil Engineering Office, Public Works Department.
Construction works will also be supervised by the Division.
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