SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1982
TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE || OF STAGE 1 OF THE TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS OFF TING KOK ROAD IN TAI PO.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THE SCHEME, FINANCED JOINTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, WOULD PROVIDE FULL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN TAI PO NEW TOWN.
PHASE I WORKS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION WOULD PROVIDE PURIFICATION TO THE SEWAGE, WHILE PHASE 11 WORKS WOULD PROVIDE TREATMENT TO THE SLUDGE PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF PURIFICATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THE SLUDGE TREATMENT PROCESS CONSISTS OF THICKENING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AND DEWATERING. THE FINAL DRIED SLUDGE WHICH IS IN A STABLE AND HARMLESS STATE WILL BE DISPOSED OFF AT CONTROLLED TIPS,+ HE ADDED.
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THICKENING TANKS, PUMP HOUSES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DIGESTION TANKS, DEWATERING HOUSE AND ANCILLARY STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED PIPEWORKS AND ROAD WORKS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 28 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
DISTANCE RUNNING CLASS AT KWAI CHUNG
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ENTRIES ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR A DISTANCE RUNNING CLASS TO BE HELD AT KWAI CHUNG STARTING NEXT MONTH AND PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO EARN GOLD OR SILVER MEDALS.
THE TRAINING CLASS, WHICH IS PART OF THE SHING MUN RUNNING AWARD SCHEME STARTED LAST YEAR, IS AIMED AT PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAINING IN DISTANCE RUNNING AND IMPROVING PARTICIPANTS' HEALTH,
THE SHING MUN RUNNING AWARD SCHEME IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FEDERATION OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATIONS, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST COACHING CLASS WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 3 (SUNDAY). THE CLASS WILL THEN BE HELD EVERY SUNDAY FROM 7.30 AM TO 10.30 AM UNTIL MARCH 27 NEXT YEAR, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.
TRAINEES WILL START THEIR RUN AT THE WO YI HOP ROAD SPORTSGROUND IN KWAI CHUNG AND THEN PROCEED TO THE BEAUTIFUL SHING MUN RESERVOIR, WHERE THE AIR IS CLEAR AND RUNNERS WILL NOT BE HINDERED BY FAST-MOVING VEHICLES.
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