MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1982
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DB TO DISCUSS +MOBILE+ MEET-THE-PUBLIC SCHEME
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THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS A PROPOSAL FOR STARTING A +MOBILE+ MEET-THE-PUBLIC SCHEME IN THE DISTRICT AT ITS FOURTH MEETING ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE.
AT PRESENT, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE THE PUBLIC AT THE SECRETARIAT OFFICE.
THE BOARD HAS ALSO INVITED A MEMBER OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, MRS WUN LAW YIM-BING, TO TALK ON THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING,
OTHER ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE MAINTENANCE OF A FOOTBRIDGE IN KAK TIN VILLAGE, TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE PROGRESS REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO NAME A NUMBER OF NEW ROADS AND HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING WHICH WILL START AT 9.30 AM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 24) IN THE FUNCTION ROOM OF THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE. A 14-SEATER GOVERNMENT VAN FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 8.45 AM FOR SHA TIN.
NEW SEWAGE PUMPING STATION FOR EAST KOWLOON
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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW SEWAGE PUMPING STATION NEAR THE JUNCTION OF SUNG WONG TOI ROAD AND TO KWA WAN ROAD IN EAST KOWLOON.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THE PUMPING STATION WILL BE A SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING WITH A BASEMENT TO HOUSE THREE PUMPS. IT WILL AUGMENT THE FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE EXISTING SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT AND THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL WHICH ARE TAKING AN INCREASING SEWAGE LOAD FROM KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN AND HUNG HOM DISTRICTS.
ON COMPLETION, THE PUMPING STATION WILL PERMIT A BETTER DILUTION AND DISPERSION OF SCREENED SEWAGE EFFLUENTS, WITH A CONSEQUENT OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF WATER CONDITIONS IN EASTERN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL COMMENCE EARLY NEXT YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MID-1984.