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SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1981
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WORKS TO PROVIDE FULL SEWAGE TREATMENT
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CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER PHASE OF THE YUEN LONG SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AT WANG CHAU WILL BEGIN SHORTLY, TO PROVIDE FULL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR YUEN LONG NEW TOWN AND YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
TENDERS FOR PHASE TWO OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN JUNE AND TAKE ABOUT 27 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THIS INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONSOLIDATION TANKS, FLOATATION THICKENER HOUSE, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DIGESTION TANKS, DEWATERING HOUSE, ASSOCIATED PIPEWORKS AND ROADWORKS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, +PHASE ONE OF THE WORK NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION WILL PROVIDE SEWAGE PURIFICATION, WHILE PHASE TWO WILL PROVIDE TREATMENT TO THE SLUDGE PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF PURIFICATION.
+SLUDGE TREATMENT PROCESS CONSISTS OF THICKENING, ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AND DEWATERING. THE FINAL DEWATERED SLUDGE WHICH IS IN A STABLE AND UNHARMFUL STATE WILL BE DISPOSED OF TO CONTROLLED TIPS.+
THIS SCHEME WILL BE JOINTLY FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION.
THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, HAS DESIGNED THE WORKS AND WILL SUPERVISE ITS CONSTRUCTION.