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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1978
CONTROLLED TIP AT SAI TSO WAN
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THE EXISTING CONTROLLED TIP AT SAI TSO WAN WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT NEXT MONTH WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE ABOUT 2.3 HECTARES OF LAND FOR RECREATIONAL USE.
TENDERS FOR PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MR. WONG WAN-MING, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, SAID: +WORK ON THE SECOND PHASE WILL CONSIST OF THE SYSTEMATIC DISPOSAL OF REFUSE BY SANITARY AND INOFFENSIVE METHODS, AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS AND DRAINS.
+ INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT ARE THE TRANSPORTATION AND STACKING OF BALED REFUSE PRODUCED FROM THE ADJOINING HIGH DENSITY PILOT BAILING PLANT AND THE EXCAVATION OF SOME 200,000 CUBIC METRES OF MATERIAL FOR PLATFORM FORMATION.+
CONTROLLED TIPPING IS A SANITARY METHOD OF REFUSE DISPOSAL IN WHICH THE REFUSE IS SPREAD AND COMPACTED IN LAYERS.
EACH LAYER IS THEN COMPLETELY COVERED WITH INVERT MATERIAL SEALING OFF ALL WORKING FACES AT THE END OF EACH DAY'S WORK IN ORDER TO MINIMISE THE POSSIBILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
MR. WONG SAID THAT WORK ON PHASE TWO WOULD BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 27 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND WORK WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, P.W.D.
C.D.O. TO OPEN SUB-OFFICE IN TUNG TAU *****
A NEW SUB-OFFICE OF THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (WONG TAI SIN) WILL BE OPEN ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF BLOCK 9, TUNG TAU ESTATE ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 7).
THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE TUNG TAU SUB-OFFICE ARE 3-832368 FOR ASSISTANT CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (TUNG TAU), EXECUTIVE OFFICER (LIAISON) AND GENERAL OFFICE, AND 3-832353 FOR THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER.
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