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SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1980
ENGINEERS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE IN USA
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TWO SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL REPRESENT HONG KONG AT THE NINTH BIENNIAL NATIONAL WASTE PROCESSING CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C. TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
THEY ARE MR GRAHAM OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, AND MR JOHN COLLIER, SENIOR ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER.
THE FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE WILL BE HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
IT WILL COVER SUCH SUBJECTS AS ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTE, HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL, REFUSE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, INCINERATOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AND THE CO-DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE.
CHEUNG CHAU TO GET ANOTHER SERVICE RESERVOIR
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A NEW FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WILL SHORTLY BE BUILT ON CHEUNG CHAU TO FURTHER IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY TO THE ISLAND.
IT WILL BE BUILT ON A SITE NEXT TO THE EXISTING ONE AND WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 3 410 CUBIC METRES.
TENDERS FOR THE WORKS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS THE LAYING OF ABOUT 600 METRES OF WATER MAINS OF 450 MM IN DIAMETER ADJACENT TO THE RESERVOIR.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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