THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1981
PLANS FOR URBAN PARK ON FORMER REFUSE TIP
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LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO CARRY OUT STUDIES FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF GIN DRINKERS BAY CONTROLLED TIP INTO AN URBAN PARK.
THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE BY THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF PWD'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE CONSULTANTS CHOSEN ARE EDMOND BULL CORKERY (EBC (HK) IN JOINT VENTURE WITH YUNCKEN FREEMAN (HK). THEY WILL BE ASSISTED BY GOLDER ASSOCIATES, EXPERTS IN WASTE DISPOSAL.
MR EDDIE SHORT, PROJECT MANAGER FOR TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN, SIGNED THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF PWD, AND MR ROBIN EDMOND AND JOHN DENTON ON BEHALF OF THE CONSULTANTS.
THE GIN DRINKERS BAY TIP IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD AND THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE AREA INTO A PLACE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES IS EXPECTED TO BE LONG AND COMPLEX.
THE CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO FIND APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF:
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DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTES, LEACHING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TIP,
* SAFE DISPERSAL OF METHANE GASES PRODUCED BY
DECOMPOSING ORGANIC MATERIAL, AND
* DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE TIP DUE TO
VARYING DEGREES OF COMPACTION THROUGHOUT THE TIP.
THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO LOOK INTO THE EFFECTS OF THESE FACTORS ON PLANTS, BUILDINGS AND PAVED AREAS.
THE FACILITIES TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT ARE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE A FULL SIZE SOCCER PITCH, TENNIS COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS, AN AMPHITHEATRE, CHANGING AND CLUB ROOMS A CYCLE TRACK, PLEASURE GARDEN AND PAVILION, PICNIC AREAS, AND PARKING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES. OTHER PROVISIÓNS ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED.
WORK IS DUE TO START ON THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, LARGELY ADVANCE PLANTING, IN THE COMING SPRING, WITH POSSIBLE PHASED COMPLETION AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO PARTS OF THE PARK IN 1983/84.
THE CURRENT ESTIMATED COST OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SERVE AS A DISTRICT AND REGIONAL FACILITY, IS ABOUT $30 MILLION,
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