MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1982
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1982 ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS ON SALE
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THE HONG KONG ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS+, A PUBLICATION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, IS NOW ON SALE.
IT CONTAINS IN ONE VOLUME SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICAL SERIES ON HONG KONG.
WHEREVER POSSIBLE IT ALSO PROVIDES DATA FOR A TEN-YEAR PERIOD (FROM 1972 TO 1981) TO CATER FOR PLANNING AND RESEARCH WORK THAT REQUIRE LONGER STATISTICAL SERIES.
IN ADDITION TO UPDATING MOST TABLES IN THE PREVIOUS EDITION, IT ALSO INCLUDES CERTAIN NEW STATISTICS, SUCH AS THE NEW SERIES OF MONETARY STATISTICS, PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FROM THE 1979 SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS AND SOME RESULTS FROM THE 1981 POPULATION CENSUS.
THE PUBLICATION IS NOW ON SALE AT $184 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.
MACHINERY NEEDED FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT ****
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF INLET WORKS MACHINERY AND SLUDGE SCRAPERS FOR THE SECOND STAGE OF THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.
THE SECOND STAGE WOULD PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR 270 000 MORE PEOPLE TO MEET THE CONTINUING GROWTH OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN, THUS INCREASING THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF THE TREATMENT WORKS TO SERVE 505 000 PEOPLE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THE TREATMENT WORKS COULD BE FURTHER EXTENDED TO COPE WITH A POPULATION OF 900 000 IN THE NEW TOWN AND DEVELOPING MA ON SHAN AREA.
THE CONTRACT COMPRISES THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF TWO BAR SCREENS, TWO CONVEYORS, SIX RECTANGULAR TANK SLUDGE SCRAPERS, 12 CIRCULAR TANK SLUDGE SCRAPERS, ONE AUTOMATIC WATER GATE AND OTHER ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING STAINLESS STEEL SKIPS, STEEL GUARDS AND COVERS FOR MACHINERY.
IT REPRESENTS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO POLLUTION CONTROL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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