WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1976
SA! TSO WAN CONTROLLED TIP
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO SET UP A NEW CONTROLLED TIP FOR THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AT SAI TSO WAN WHICH WILL EVEN- TUALLY BE TURNED INTO A RECREATIONAL GROUND.
MR. LEUNG MIN-SUN, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION, CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, SAID TODAY SITE PREPARATORY WORK, INCLUDING DRAINAGE AND ROAD WORKS WITHIN THE TIP, WOULD START IN NOVEMBER.
+THE CONTROLLED TIP SHOULD BE READY FOR USE IN MID-1977, AND WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER OUTLET FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE GROW- ING AMOUNT OF REFUSE COLLECTED, HE SAID.
+WHEN FULLY COMPLETED AND CLOSED, HE SAID, THE TIP WILL PROVIDE NEARLY SEVEN HECTARES OF NEW LAND.
+ABOUT 2.3 HECTARES OF THE NEW LAND PROVIDED WILL BE USED FOR OPEN SPACE FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES AND ABOUT 4.5 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE PROVIDED FOR A PROPOSED STADIUM AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USE.+
+THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG ADVANTAGES IN CONTROLLED TIPPING,+ SAID MR. LEUNG, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES THE SYSTEM PROVIDE FOR AN ECONOMICAL AND SANITARY MEANS OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, BUT IT ALSO ENABLES FULL USE TO BE MADE OF THE SITES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS ONCE THE TIP IS CLOSED AND TOPPED OFF.+
HE EXPLAINED THAT IN CONTROLLED TIPPING, REFUSE IS SPREAD IN LAYERS AND COMPACTED BY MECHANICAL PLANTS TO A THICKNESS OF ABOUT TWO METRES EACH TIME.
EACH LAYER IS THEN COMPLETELY COVERED WITH INERT MATERIAL SEALING OFF ALL WORKING FACES AT THE END OF EACH DAY'S WORK IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOUL SMELLS AND TO ELIMINATE HEALTH AND FIRE HAZARDS.
THE SAI TSO WAN TIP. HE SAID. WOULD HAVE A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 1.7 MILLION TONNES AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
SO FAR, FOUR CONTROLLED TIPS HAVE BEEN SET UP BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE LOCATED AT GIN DRINKER'S BAY IN TSUEN WAN, SHUN WAN IN TAI PO, MA TSO LUNG IN YUEN LONG, AND NGAU CHI WAN.
ANOTHER TIP IS ALSO BEING DEVELOPED AT SHIU LANG SHUI IN TUEN MUN.
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