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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1984
REFUSE DISPOSAL GROUP HOLDS 50TH MEETING
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MEMBERS OF THE REFUSE DISPOSAL GROUP (RDG) MARKED THEIR 50TH MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY) BY VISITING KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR AND GIN DRINKERS BAY PARK.
THE RDG WAS SET UP IN MID-1976 AND REPLACED THE FORMER CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES.
IT HAS HELD REGULAR MEETINGS EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS DISPOSAL SCHEMES AND TO RECOMMEND THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GROUP SAID IT WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROPER AND EFFICIENT DISPOSAL OF HONG KONG'S SOLID WASTES WHICH, IN 1976, AMOUNTED TO 4 000 TONNES A DAY AND WAS NOW APPROACHING 7 000 TONNES.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE RDG COMPRISES THE DIRECTORS OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, CITY SERVICES AND NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
ITS CHAIRMAN IS THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, MR EDDIE SHORT.
THE GROUP WAS ACCOMPANIED DURING ITS VISITS BY THE PROJECT MANAGER OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR NG TECH-SHENG.
AT KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED BY STAFF OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE GENERAL OPERATION OF THE PLANT.
THE PLANT, COMMISSIONED IN 1979, WAS THE FIRST HERE TO BE FITTED WITH ELECTROSTATIC DUST PRECIPITATORS AND IS REGARDED AS HONG KONG'S MOST EFFICIENT MEANS OF WASTE DISPOSAL. THE PRECIPITATORS HELP REMOVE MOST OF THE DUST FROM THE FLUE GAS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, RESULTING IN CLEAN EMISSION AND CONSEQUENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.
THE RDG WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE INCINERATOR IS HANDLING ABOUT 850 TONNES OF REFUSE A DAY, ABOUT TWO THIRDS ITS CAPACITY.
AT GIN DRINKERS BAY PARK, THE GROUP WAS BRIEFED BY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR RICHARD WHITTAKER, ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK.
HE SAID GIN DRINKERS BAY WAS FOR MANY YEARS THE MAJOR CONTROLLED TIP IN THE TERRITORY AND WAS FINALLY CLOSED IN EARLY 1979. IT WAS NOW BEING DEVELOPED AS A PARK IN THREE PHASES TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
MR WHITTAKER SAID THE FIRST PHASE WOULD COVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 23 HECTARES, WORK ON THIS WOULD START NEXT YEAR. THE PARK WOULD BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FOR USE IN 1987.
FACILITIES WOULD INCLUDE GARDENS, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, A MINI-GOLF COURSE, FAST FOOD SHOPS, A 1 000-METRE-LONG JOGGING TRACK, TOGETHER WITH EXERCISE STATIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AND PUBLIC TOILETS.
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