TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1984
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THE SCREENING PLANT IS BEING BUILT ON A 9 780-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF WAI YIP AND WING YIP STREETS, AND WILL HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WATER BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE EASTERN PART OF VICTORIA HARBOUR.
IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FACILITIES TO SERVE A POPULATION OF CLOSE TO ONE MILLION, AND 122 HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND IN THE NGAU TAU KOK, SAU MAU PING, LAM TIN AND KWUN TONG AREAS.
ON COMPLETION BY THE END OF 1986, THE PLANT WILL TREAT EFFLUENT FROM THE AREA BEFORE DISCHARGING IT INTO THE SEA THROUGH A SUBMARINE OUTFALL CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
CONSISTING OF TWIN 2 100-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPELINES. OUTFALL IS BEING LAID ON THE SEABED OFF WAI YIP STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF 1 400 METRES OUT INTO THE HARBOUR. THE TREATED SEWAGE WILL THEN BE DILUTED AND DISPERSED IN DEEP WATER, REDUCING HARBOUR POLLUTION.
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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK FOR THE PROJECT IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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$149.6M FOR 2 448 FLATS
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CONSTRUCTION WORK IS TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH, UNDER A $149.6 MILLION TENDER, ON THE FIRST THREE DOMESTIC BLOCKS FOR TIN PING ESTATE, THE THIRD PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN FANLING/SHEK WU HUI NEW TOWN.
+THE 35-STOREY TRIDENT II BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE ALTOGETHER 2 448 MODERN FLATS FOR SOME 11 000 PEOPLE ON COMPLETION BY 1986, + SAID A HOUSING AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN TODAY.
HE SAID THE WORKS WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A STANDARD SEVEN-STOREY PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND A PARKING AREA FOR 38 LORRIES, PLUS ASSOCIATED ROADS, DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.
TIN PING ESTATE IS BEING DEVELOPED IN TWO PHASES AND WILL HOUSE ALTOGETHER 22 200 PEOPLE, COMPLETE WITH WIDE-RANGING FACILITIES, ON FULL COMPLETION BY 1987.
THE SECOND PHASE WILL COMPRISE ANOTHER THREE DOMESTIC BLOCKS WITH 2 500 NEW FLATS FOR 11 200 PEOPLE.
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