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Tuesday, February 19, 1974
STUDY ON WASTE DISPOSAL EXTENDED
Pipert Expected Mid-1974
Approval has been given to extend the scope of an investigation
commissioned by the Public Works Department to determine the most suitable
method or methods of solid waste disposal in Hong Kong.
The consulting enginecro, Maunsell Consultants Asia, vere originally
appointed to undertake a comprehensive study of solid waste disposal on Hong
Kong Island following difficulties experienced in locating a suitable site
for a second incineration plant on the Island.
A P.W.D. spokesman said the study was extended to cover Kowloon
and the Now Territories on the advice that the problem of solid waste disposal
on Hong Kong Island should not be considered in isolation.
"It is necessary to consider alternative methods to incineration
for the disposal of colid wastes not only becuase of the difficulties in
finding acceptable sites for incineration plants but also because of the
considerable time which must elapse between conception and actual operation of
a modern incinerator to deal with large quantities of waste," he said.
The consultants will be giving consideration to both long-term and
shorter-term solutions to the problem and will prepare a programme for the
provision of solid waste disposal facilities for the next ten years. This
will include recommendations on suitable sites for treatment plants and tips.
A report is expected to be submitted by the middle of this year.
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