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香港政府
PRH 7
GIS 新聞處
SUIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1974.
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
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DO YOU KNOW THAT EVERY TON OF LAP SAP SCOOPED OUT FROM THE HARBOUR COSTS TAXPAYERS ABOUT $300?
THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF REFUSE REMOVED BY THE SCAVENGING FLEET OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT EACH DAY IS AROUND 14 TONS. THIS HEANS THAT THE DAILY EXPENSE FOR COLLECTING FLAOTING RUBBISH FROM CUR WATERS IS OVER $4,000. So, NEXT TIME YOU THROW LITTER INTO THE HARBOUR THINK HOW MUCH IT IS COSTING YOU.
TO THE MEN IN THE POLLUTION CONTROL UNIT OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, KEEPING THE HARDOUR CLEAN FROM REFUSE IS AS DIFFICULT, IF NOT HORE SO, THAN SWEEPING LAP SAP CHUNG OFF OUR STREETS. ONE DISADVANTAGE IS THAT ONE DRUTE YOU SEE LAP SAP FLOATING IN A CERTAIN AREA OF THE HARCOUR AND THE NEXT YOU MIGHT FIND IT CARRIED AWAY TO ANOTHER AREA BY WIND AND TIDE.
DURING THE 168 WORKING DAYS EETUSEN JANUARY AND JULY THIS THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF REFUSE COLLECTED BY THE MARIKE DEPARTMENT'S SCAVENGING FLEET WAS 2,325. FLOATING LAP SAP GENERALLY CONSISTS OF STRAU, HATTING, DOMESTIC REFUSE, FRUIT PEELS AND FRACKENTS OF TIMBER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT SEA REFUSE IS NOT ONLY UNSIGHTLY, BUT IS ALSO A HEALTH HAZARD. +IT MAY EVEN CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPELLORS AND ENGINE INTAKES OF SHALL CRAFT+, HE ADDED.
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RUBBISH FLOATING IN THE HARBOUR EMANATES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES SOME OF WHICH, IN ORDER OF MAGNITUSE, ME: DRA ILLAGE FROM NULLAHS, ESPECIALLY AFTER HEAVY RAINS= TINDER AND NISCELLANEOUS ITENS BREAKING AWAY FROM RECLAMATIONS= REFUSE DUYPED OVER SSA WALLS, AND FRO: OTHER AREAS OF LAND= TIMBER FROM BOAT YARDS AND SAU MILLS= REFUSE DUMPED BY EOAT PEOPLE- AND REFUSE DUMPING FROM OCEAN-GOING SHIPS.
AT PRESENT, THE SCAVENGING FLEET OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF 24 SAIPANS AND EIGHT HECHANISED CARÇO BOATS, HIRED ON A CONTRACT BASIS. THESE VESSELS WORK EVERYDAY EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HARINE OFFICERS AND ARTISANS.
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THREE LIGHTERS ARE ALSO HIRED BY THE DEPARTHENT AND ARE STATIONED AT TAI KOK TSUI, CAUSEWAY BAY AND TO KUA WAN AS REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS FOR THE SCAVENGING FLEET. WIEN FULL, THESE LIGHTERS ARE TOWED TO GIN DRINKERS' BAY WHERE THEY DISPOSE OF THE REFUSE.
THE POLLUTION CONTROL UNIT PROVIDES A GENERAL SCAVENGING SERVICE WITHIN THE YAU MA TEI, CAUSEWAY BAY, THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTERS AS WELL AS A ROVING SCAVENGING SERVICE WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING DRIFTING TIDER AID REFUSE FLOATING IN THE CENTRAL HARBOUR AREA.
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