SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1977
MORE LAND TO BE CREATED FOR RECREATION IN TAI PO
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS TO EXTEND EXISTING CONTROLLED TIP OF SHUEN WAN TO PROVIDE 3.77 HECTARES OF ADDITIONAL LAND FOR RECREATION IN TAI PO.
WHEN THE TIP IS FILLED AND CLOSED SOME 8.5 HECTARES OF LAND ILL BE PROVIDED FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.
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MR. WONG WAN-MING, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION, SAID TODAY THE WORK WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND WOULD INVOLVE SYSTEMATIC DISPOSAL OF REFUSE BY +SANITARY AND INOFFENSIVE + METHODS, IT WOULD ALSO INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS AND DRAINS.
HE SAID THE SHUEN WAN TIP HAD BEEN IN USE SINCE JUNE 1974 FOR DISPOSING OF REFUSE GENERATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MR. WONG SAID THAT THE COVERING MATERIALS FOR THE TIP WOULD BE CETAINED FROM ADJACENT BORROW AREA AT WHICH ABOUT 2.6 HECTARES OF LAND WOULD BE FORMED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT USE.
+THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG ADVANTAGES IN CONTROLLED TIPPING, + SAID MR. WONG, +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 THE RESIDENTS ONCE THE TIP IS CLOSED AND TOPPED OFF.+
HE EXPLAINED THAT IN CONTROLLED TIPPING, REFUSE IS SPREAD IN LAYERS AND COMPACTED TO A THICKNESS OF ABOUT 2 METRES EACH TIME.
EACH LAYER IS THEN COMPLETELY SEALED WITH INERT MATERIALS AT THE END OF EACH DAY'S WORK IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOUL SMELLS AND TO EL IMINATE HEALTH AND FIRE HAZARDS.
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FUTURE OF POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES ****
ANY EXPANSION PLANS FOR POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY SAID THIS MORNING AT THE SECOND AND THIRD JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE AT THE CITY HALL.
HE ADDED: +OTHERWISE, POPULAR DEMAND CAN BE VERY MUCH IN CONFLICT WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS, UNLIMITED TERTIARY EXPANSION CAN EASILY LEAD TO SERIOUS FORTS OF GOCIAL DISCONTENT.+
PRESENT THINKING 13 THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT ALTER THE STATUS OF THE COLLEGES AS PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.
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