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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1976
SOIL EXPERTS VISIT SITE OF SAU MAU PING LANDSL IDE
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THE GROUP OF SIX OVERSEAS AND LOCAL EXPERTS ASSISTING P.W.D. CONSULTANTS BINNIE AND PARTNERS IN THE SAU MAU PING LANDSLIDE INVESTIGATION TODAY VISITED THE SITE OF THE AUGUST RAINSTORM TRAGEDY IN THE COURSE OF AN INSPECTION TOUR OF SLOPES IN A NUMBER OF HOUSING ESTATES.
THE EXPERTS ARE PROFESSOR JOHN KNILL, PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON MR. BRIAN RICHARDS, PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST WITH AUSTRALIA'S COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION- PROFESSOR NORBERT MORGENSTERN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, CANADA- PROFESSOR VICTOR DE MELLO, HEAD OF THE SAN CARLOS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AT BRAZIL'S SAO PAULO UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SEAN MACKAY, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND MR. PETER LUMB, A READER IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AT H.K.U.
THE EXPERTS HAVE ENDORSED BINNIE'S DESIGNS FOR THE PERMANENT REMEDIAL WORKS TO THE SAU MAU PING SLOPE, AND THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS BEFORE THE START OF NEXT YEAR'S WET SEASON.
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, REMEDIAL WORKS ARE ALSO PLANNED BEFORE THE ON-SET OF NEXT YEAR'S WET SEASON FOR SLOPES IN A NUMBER OF OTHER HOUSING ESTATES VISITED BY THE GROUP OF EXPERTS TODAY.
THE OVERSEAS EXPERTS RETURNED TO HONG KONG LAST WEEKEND TO STUDY THE RESULTS OF TESTS CARRIED OUT BY BINNIES IN RECENT WEEKS, AND TO EVALUATE PROGRESS IN THE INVESTIGATION.
THEY WILL BE LEAVING HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO MEET OTHER COMMITMENTS, BUT WILL RETURN NEXT MONTH TO SEE BINNIE'S INVESTIGATION REPORT AND TO DRAW UP THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT REPORT ON BINNIE'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
BOTH REPORTS WILL THEN BE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR, AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THEY WILL BE MADE PUBLIC IN THE EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR.
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