THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1984
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SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT FOR KWUN TONG
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A SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT IS BEING BUILT ON A 9 780-SQUARE- METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF WAI YIP AND WING YIP STREETS, KWUN TONG, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WATER IN EASTERN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
A CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACT VALUED AT $26.5 MILLION HAS BEEN AWARDED TO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
WORK ON THE PROJECT STARTED EARLY THIS MONTH AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF 1986.
THE PLANT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR A POPULATION OF 940 000 AND 122 HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND IN NGAU TAU KOK, SAU MAU PING, LAM TIN AND KWUN TONG.
WHEN THE PLANT IS COMPLETED, EFFLUENT FROM DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA WILL BE TREATED BY SCREENING, GRIT REMOVAL AND SEDIMENTATION PROCESSES BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE SEA THROUGH A SUBMARINE OUTFALL CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE OUTFALL, WHICH CONSISTS OF TWIN PIPELINES OF 2 100 MM
IN DIAMETER, IS BEING LAID ON THE SEABED OFF WAI YIP STREET FOR
A DISTANCE OF 1 400 METRES OUT INTO VICTORIA HARBOUR.
THE TREATED SEWAGE WILL THEN BE DILUTED AND DISPERSED IN
DEEP WATER, REDUCING POLLUTION OF THE HARBOUR.
THIS PART OF THE PROJECT, COSTING ABOUT $35.5 MILLION, WILL BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER.
MUSIC OFFICE TELLS ABOUT WORK
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THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SPENDING A WEEK FROM MONDAY (MAY 14) MAKING KNOWN ITS WORK.
IT WILL BE STAGING AN EXHIBITION AT THE KWUNG TONG MUSIC CENTRE WHICH WILL INCLUDE VIDEO-TAPE DEMONSTRATIONS AND DISPLAYS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS ABOUT ITS VARIOUS TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND TERRITORY-WIDE MUSIC ACTIVITIES.
THE MUSIC OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1977 TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN MUSIC, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE,
THE KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE IS LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF YAN HAU MANSION, 100 TING FU STREET, NGAU TAU KOK.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY BETWEEN
9 AM AND 7 PM, AND ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM.
GUIDED TOURS CAN BE ARRANGED BY APPOINTMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS. ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO 3-7561328.
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