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MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1979
ABERDEEN SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT OPENED
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ABERDEEN'S NEW $4.2 MILLION SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT WENT INTO OPERATION TODAY (MONDAY).
IT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MR. DAVID STEAD,
THE PLANT, COMPLETED IN 26 MONTHS, WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE ABERDEEN WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ULTIMATE POPULATION OF 200,000.
OPENING THE PLANT, MR. STEAD SAID IT WOULD ENSURE THAT ABERDEEN'S SEWAGE WOULD BE ADEQUATELY TREATED BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED THROUGH A SUBMARINE OUTFALL INTO THE SEA FOR DILUTION AND DISPERSION.
IT INCLUDES AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, CONTROL ROOM, A SCREW PUMP CHAMBER, SCREEN CHANNELS AND CIRCULAR GRIT TANKS.
THE ABERDEEN PLANT IS ONE OF THREE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE SOUTHERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND. IT HAS THREE PUMPS TO CATER FOR FULL CAPACITY AND A FOURTH FOR STAND-BY.
NEW OFFICE OF WATER CONSUMER SERVICES UNIT
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S CONSUMER SERVICES UNIT FOR HONG KONG ISLAND HAS MOVED TO NEW PREMISES IN BULLOCK LANE.
THE NEW OFFICE IS IN THE COMPOUND OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ISLAND DEPOT IN BULLOCK LANE, BEHIND CATHAY THEATRE IN WAN CHAI.
FROM TODAY (MONDAY) MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING AUTHORISED PERSONS AND LICENSED PLUMBERS, WISHING TO MAKE ENQUIRIES ABOUT CONSUMER SERVICES SHOULD EITHER CALL AT THE DEPOT OR TELEPHONE 5-726311.