TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1984
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SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS CONTRACT AWARDED
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A $32.7 MILLION CONTRACT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECOND STAGE OF SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, DODWELL-EMTECH LIMITED WILL SUPPLY POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE THE WORKS.
A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE EQUIPMENT IS THAT IT CAN RUN EITHER ON DIESEL OR METHANE GAS.
THIS MEANS THAT PART OF THE ENERGY REQUIREMENT FOR THE PLANT WILL BE PRODUCED DURING THE TREATMENT PROCESS.
WORK ON STAGE 1 OF THE TREATMENT WORKS STARTED IN OCTOBER, 1982, AND WILL BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR, WHEN SHA TIN'S POPULATION WILL HAVE FURTHER EXPANDED,
WHEN STAGE II IS COMPLETED, THE TREATMENT FACILITIES
WILL BE CAPABLE OF COPING WITH A POPULATION OF OVER HALF A MILLION.
THE PLANT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND IS PART OF THE ONGOING MEASURES TO CONTROL THE QUALITY OF WATER IN TOLO HARBOUR.
FIRE EQUIPMENT CONTRACT SIGNED
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TWO CONTRACTS TOTALLING $676 000 HAVE BEEN AWARDED FOR INSTALLING FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, AIR-CONDITIONING AND A VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE ANNEX TO THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT LAI CHI KOK ROAD.
THE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE
OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST INVOLVES INSTALLING A FIRE HYDRANT AND HOSE REEL SYSTEM AND A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN THE MAIN ANNEX BLOCK, AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE WORKSHOP AREA, AND AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION EQUIPMENT IN THE LIFT MACHINE ROOM.
IT WAS AWARDED TO GILMAN ENGINEERING LIMITED.
THE SECOND WENT TO KERVIN ENGINEERING CO. LTD, AND INCLUDES INSTALLING AIR-CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN THE LECTURE THEATRE, LANGUAGE LABORATORY, FOOD SERVICE CENTRE AND TRAINING KITCHEN.
WORK ON BOTH CONTRACTS WILL START IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN 10 MONTHS.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIVE-STOREY ANNEX BLOCK STARTED IN
FEBRUARY.
ATT VILL