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SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1976
THE INTERCEPTED WATER, WHICH MIGHT CONTAIN DISSOLVED AND FINELY SUSPENDED SOLID WASTES AND MICROBIAL WASTES, WILL DE CHANNELLED OFF THROUGH A NETWORK OF SUD-SOIL DRAINS TO SEVERS.
MR. NG NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH CONTROLLED TIPPING HAD BEEN USED · IN DRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES FOR MANY YEARS, IT WAS DASICALLY A NEW CONCEPT IN THE FAR EAST AND WAS FIRST ADOPTED DY HONG KONG IN 1973.
+REFUSE DISPOSAL EXPERTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, SUCH AS AUSTRALIA, THAILAND, INDIA AND MACAU, HAVE VISITED HONG KONG ON MANY OCCASIONS TO STUDY THIS METHOD, HE SAID.
SO FAR, THREE CONTROLLED TIPS HAVE DEEN SET UP IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AT A COST OF $14 MILLION. THEY ARE LOCATED AT GIN DRINKER'S DAY IN TSUEN VAN, SHUN VAN IN TAI PO, AND NGAU TAM MEI IN YUEN LONG.
THE TIP AT NGAU TAM MEI WAS CLOSED LAST FEBRUARY AND MADE AVAILABLE 1.1 HECTARES OF LAND FOR RECREATIONAL USE.
THE OTHER TWO ARE SCHEDULED TO DE CLOSED TOWARDS THE END OF 1976 AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN 20.2 HECTARES OF ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL SPACE.
ANOTHER TIP IS ALSO DEING DEVELOPED AT NGAU CHI WAN NEAR CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD AND EVENTUALLY SHOULD YIELD ADOUT 7.3 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACE.
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