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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1975.
MORE CONTROLLED TIPS PLANNED
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PLANS ARE IN HAND TO DEVELOP MORE SITES FOR CONTROLLED TIPPING OF REFUSE FOLLOWING THE INITIAL SUCCESSOF THE THREE ESTABLISHED CONTROLLED TIPS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FIRST IN THE FAR EAST.
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CONTROLLEN TIPPING THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE IN COMPRESSED LAYERS IN THE GROUND-WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG IN MID-1973 AND PROVED A VERY EFFECTIVE AND SANITARY METHOD OF DISPOSING OF SOLID WASTE. IT IS CHEAPER THAN INCINERATION AND A MAJOR ADVANTAGE IS THAT IT PROVIDES NEW LAND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, AFTER CLOSURE AND TOPPING OFF OF THE
TIP.
A FOURTH TIP IS ALREADY BEING DEVELOPED IN A VALLEY AT NGAU CHI HAN NEAR CLEAR WATER DAY ROAD, AND OTHER SITES AT MA TSO LUNG IN YUEN LONG, SIU LANG SHIU IN CASTLE PEAK, JUNK BAY, AND SAI TSO WAN AND MA YAU TONG IN KOWLOON, ARE DEING CONSIDERED.
AT NGAU CHI MAN, A NEW FEATURE IS BEING ADOPTED TO PREVENT EFFLUENT FROM SEEPING OUT FROM THE COMPRESSED SOLID WASTE AND POLLUTE UNDERGROUND WATER. THIS WILL DE ACHIEVED BY COVERING THE BOTTOM OF THE VALLEY WITH WATERPROOF SHEETING.
THE NEW TIP IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR THE FIRST INTAKE OF REFUSE DY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AND WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSED BY THE END OF 1977 WHEN IT WILL DE TOPPED OFF TO PROVIDE HONE THAN 10 ACRES OF RECREATIONAL GROUNDS FOR THE 26,000 TENANTS WHO WILL EVENTUALLY OCCUPY THE NEARBY CLEAR WATER DAY ROAD (EAST) ESTATE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED AT
$10.4 MILLION,
SO FAR, THREE CONTROLLED TIPS HAVE BEEN SET UP IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AT A COST OF $14 MILLION. THEY ARE LOCATED AT GIN DRINKER'S DAY IN TSUEN WAN, SHUN WAN IN TAI PO, AND NGAU TAM MEI IN YUEN LONG,
THE TIP AT NGAU TAM MEI WAS CLOSED LAST FEBRUARY AND HAS MADE AVAILABLE ABOUT 2,6 ACRES OF LAND FOR RECREATIONAL USE.
THE OTHER TWO TIPS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN 50 ACRES OF ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL SPACE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY.
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