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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1982
COMPUTER PROGRAMME FOR WATER STUDY
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A POLLUTION CONTROL COMPUTER PROGRAMME TO BE USED IN THE OVERALL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WATERS OF TOLO HARBOUR IS TO BE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
DISCLOSING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT AN AGREEMENT TO THIS EFFECT HAD BEEN SIGNED BETWEEN THE PROJECT MANAGER (SHA TIN) OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR KEITH AUSTIN, AND A PARTNER OF BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG), MR ROBERT ARMISTEAD.
ON COMPLETION, THE COMPUTER PROGRAMME WILL BE CAPABLE OF PREDICTING THE EFFECTS OF INPUTS OF EFFLUENT, OR REDUCTION OF WASTE OR FRESH WATER FLOW ON THE WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES DRAWN UP BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR TOLO HARBOUR.
IT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PREDICTING THE EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF MAJOR RECLAMATION WORKS, DREDGING PROGRAMMES OR OTHER CHANGES IN THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOLO HARBOUR ON THE WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE PROGRAMME WOULD BE USED TO ASSIST IN MONITORING WATER QUALITY CONDITIONS AND AS A DESIGN TOOL FOR CONSIDERATIONS OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AROUND TOLO HARBOUR AND THE CATCHMENT DRAINING INTO THE HARBOUR AND CHANNEL.
HE ADDED THAT THE PROGRAMME WOULD HAVE A USEFUL LIFE SPAN OF UP TO 20 YEARS, DEPENDING ON FUTURE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING FIELD OF STUDY.
THE COST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAMME IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $4 MILLION.
FESTIVAL OFFERS NAN YIN AND CANTONESE OPERATIC SONGS *****
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FOURTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL IS A CONCERT OF NAN YIN AND CANTONESE OPERATIC SONGS BY LEUNG HON-WAI ON FEBRUARY 7 AT 7.30 PM AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL.
LEUNG HON-WAI IS AN EXPERIENCED ARTIST IN CANTONESE OPERA AND A VIRTUOSO IN NAN YIN, THE SOUTHERN LYRICS OF GUANGDONG.
THE PUBLIC, HOWEVER, WERE NOT AWARE OF HIS VIRTUOSITY IN NAN YIN UNTIL HE PLAYED THE ROLE OF A NAN YIN PERFORMER IN A RECENT TELEVISION SERIAL.
TICKETS AT $7 ARE ON SALE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE, SPACE MUSEUM ASTRONOMY BOOKSHOP AND THE NEW TERRITORIES MOBILE LIBRARY.
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