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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1979
REFUSE DUMP TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO RECREATIONAL AREA
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THE GIN DRINKERS BAY CONTROLLED REFUSE TIP AT TSUEN WAN IS TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO A RECREATIONAL AREA.
THE TIP BELIEVED TO BE ONE THE LARGEST OF ITS TYPE IN
THE WORLD - IS TO BE CLOSED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
MR. TSE HON-SUM, SENIOR ENGINEER (SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL) OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SAID THAT THE REFUSE DUMP COVERED AN AREA OF ABOUT 27 HECTARES.
+THE WHOLE AREA WILL BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PUPOSES,+ HE SAID. +SO FAR, TWO ARTIFICIAL HILLS HAVE BEEN FORMED AND WORK ON THE THIRD IS IN PROGRESS.+
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MEANWHILE, RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY A CONSULTANT FIRM, YUNCKEN FREEMAN HONG KONG, ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES ON TOP OF THE CONTROLLED TIP, ARE UNDER STUDY BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
A DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WERE SUBMITTED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. +FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE GIN DRINKERS BAY TIP HAS BEEN THE MAJOR DUMPING GROUND FOR REFUSE COLLECTED IN THE TERRITORY BY BOTH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE CONTRACTORS, MR. TSE RECALLED.
+AFTER ITS CLOSURE, THE TIP WILL BE REPLACED BY THE NEW ONE AT MA YAU TONG WHICH WILL BE READY FOR TIPPING BY THE END OF THIS MONTH FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE PREPARATORY WORK.+
THE MA YAU TONG CONTROLLED TIP WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF 1.5 MILLION TONNES.
AT PRESENT. THERE IS A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIPS, FIVE OF THEM ARE IN OPERATION WHILE SITE PREPARATORY WORK IS IN PROGRESS AT THE OTHER SITES.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SITE PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE JUNK BAY CONTROLLED TIP HAS JUST STARTED. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
IN YUEN LONG, REFUSE INTAKE AT MA TSO LUNG CONTROLLED REFUSE TIP IS NEARING COMPLETION WHILE THE TIPS AT SHUEN WAN IN TAI PO AND SHIU LANG SHUI IN TUEN MUN ARE ALREADY OPERATING,
IN URBAN KOWLOON, THE NGAU CHI WAN CONTROLLED TIP HAS BEEN CLOSED WHILE ANOTHER TIP AT SAI TSO WAN IS IN OPERATION.
WHEN ALL THESE TIPS ARE CLOSED, A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 100 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND FOR RECREATIONAL USE.
MR. TSE EXPLAINED: +THIS IS ONE OF THE ADDED ADVANTAGES IN CONTROLLED TIPPING, 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 TIPS ARE CLOSED AND TOPPED OFF.+