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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1981
$13-MILLION CONTRACT FOR WASTE SHREDDERS SIGNED
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THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFF ICE TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A $13-MILLION CONTRACT TO NISSHO IWAI HONG KONG CORPORATION LTD. FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF TWO WASTE SHREDDERS, CONVEYORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORK, FOR THE INCINERATION PLANTS AT KENNEDY TOWN AND LAI CHI KOK.
DETAILED DESIGN IS UNDERWAY AND SITE WORK WILL COMMENCE
IN MAY NEXT YEAR FOR COMPLETION BY APRIL 1983.
THE CONTRACT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR GRAHAM OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND MR N. HIMOTO, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NISSHO IWAI HONG KONG CORPORATION LTD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE SAID THAT THE WASTE SHREDDERS WOULD BE USED TO TEAR AND SHEAR LARGE OBJECTS SUCH AS FURNITURE INTO PIECES SUITABLE FOR DIRECT DISPOSAL AT THE INCINERATOR.
HE SAID THAT THESE MACHINES WOULD ENABLE BULKY WASTE
WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO DISTANT TIPPING SITES. TO BE DISPOSED OF LOCALLY AT THE NEARBY INCINERATION PLANT, THUS ACHIEVING CONSIDERABLE SAVING IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS
WHILE PROLONGING TIP LIFE.
BASKETBALL TRAINING COURSES ****
TRAINING COURSES FOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS WHO WISH TO IMPROVE THE IR SKILL ARE BEING JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RCD SAID THOSE WISHING TO TAKE PART SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATIONS NOW.
COURSES FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE OFFERED AND CLASSES LASTING FOR FOUR WEEKS WILL START IN MID-OCTOBER AT VENUES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, INCLUDING KWUN TONG, TSUEN WAN, TAI PO, ABERDEEN AND KENNEDY TOWN,
THE COURSES ARE OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGE OF 15 AND 18 WHO HAVE COMPLETED ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY THE RSS OR HAVE TAKEN PART IN BASKETBALL COMPETITIONS HELD BY RSS/HKABA.
EXPERIENCED HKABA COACHES WILL SERVE AS INSTRUCTORS AND THERE WILL BE TWO TRAINING SESSIONS A WEEK, EACH LASTING FOR TWO HOURS.
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM RSS HEADQUARTERS
AT WING ON CENTRE, 111 CONNAUGHT ROAD OR FROM ANY OF ITS
19 SUB-OFFICES. FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE TELEPHONE: 5-458511 OR 5-749566.