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SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1980
WORK TO START ON SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FOR
INDUSTRIAL ESTATE *****
CONSTRUCTION OF THE YUEN LONG SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WILL SHORTLY BEGIN AT WANG CHAU. ON COMPLETION IT WILL PROVIDE FULL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR THE YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PART OF THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWN.
TENDERS FOR PHASE ONE OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK, WHICH FORMS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF CONTRACTS TO BE LET, IS EXPECTED TO START IN APRIL AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 28 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUMPING STATIONS, SCREEN CHAMBERS, GRIT REMOVAL TANKS, PRIMARY AND FINAL SETTLING TANKS, AERATION TANKS, AND ANCILLARY DRAINAGE.
+IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOR ROADWORKS AND THE LAYING OF ABOUT 1 000 METRES OF PIPES, RANGING FROM 100 MM TO 1 800 MM IN DIAMETER,+ SAID MR. WONG WAN-MING, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE PWD CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE.
+WHEN COMPLETED, IT WILL PROVIDE SEWAGE PURIFICATION BY WAY OF PRELIMINARY TREATMENT FOR SCREENINGS AND GRIT REMOVAL, PRIMARY SEDIMENTATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS, AND BIOLOGICAL REDUCTION OF ORGANIC MATTERS UTILISING THE DIFFUSED AIR ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS.
+THE FINAL TREATED EFFLUENT WILL BE DISCHARGED INTO SHAN PUI RIVER AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON RECEIVING WATERS, MR. WONG SAID.
THIS SCHEME WILL BE JOINTLY FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND
THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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