SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1977
EXTENSION OF SUBMARINE OUTFALL OFF
KAI TAK RUNWAY PROPOSED
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO EXTEND THE EXISTING SEWAGE SUBMARINE OUTFALL AT THE SEAWARD END OF KAI TAK RUNWAY.
THE PROPOSED 200-METRE EXTENSION WILL HAVE TWO BENEFITS.
FIRST, THE EXTENDED OUTFALL WILL BE FITTED WITH DIFFUSERS WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR IMPROVED DILUTION AND DISPERSION OF THE SEWAGE THUS IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IN THE AREA.
IN ADDITION, THE IMPROVED DILUTION AND DISPERSION WILL PREVENT THE CONGREGATION OF BIRDS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
DISTURBANCE OF BIRDS FEEDING AT THE SEWER OUTFALL BY AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS OFTEN RESULTS IN THE BIRDS SCATTERING AND FLYING AT RELATIVELY LOW LEVEL IN THE FLIGHT PATH.
THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF BIRD STRIKES ON AIRCRAFT.
EXTENSION OF THE SEWER OUTFALL FURTHER INTO THE SEA WILL TEND TO RESTRICT BIRD MOVEMENTS BENEATH THE FLIGHT PATH.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE OUTFALL WILL AFFECT AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 7.7 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED.
THE PLAN OF THE AFFECTED AREA MAY BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD- OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING- HONG KONG SIDE, AND KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 10TH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON SIDE.
ANYONE HAVING OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED OUTFALL EXTENSION, OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT IS INVITED TO SUBMIT HIS OBJECTION OR CLAIM TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
LAM TIN DRIVING TEST CENTRE TO MOVE TO NEW OFFICE
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THE LAM TIN DRIVING TEST CENTRE AT BLOCK 17, LAM TIN ESTATE, WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO UNIT 13 OF BLOCK 19, ON TIN STREET, LAM TIN ESTATE FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 19).
CANDIDATES SCHEDULED FOR DRIVING TESTS AT THE LAM TIN CENTRE ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 19 SHOULD REPORT TO THE NEW OFFICE AT THE DATE AND TIME ORGINALLY ALLOCATED.
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE OF TEST DATE AND TIME.