MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1984
TOGETHER PARTICIPANTS SHOULD FORWARD THE IR APPLICATION FORMS, WITH THE ANSWERS OF THE QUIZ AND THE IR POSTER AND SLOGAN DESIGNS, TO THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT 4TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG, BY OCTOBER 20.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL SECONDARY DAY SCHOOLS. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE BY TELEPHONE TO THE NARCOTICS DIVISION (5-295140) OR THE CYC SECTION OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (5-8392380).
ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY WERE THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR (CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MR JOHN DUNN, AND THE ASSISTANT PROGRAMME DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL RADIO ONE, MR ALEX TONG,
WORK PLAN TO CLEAR ODOUR NUISANCE ****
ORGANIC SEDIMENT FROM KAI TAK NULLAH AND KOWLOON BAY TYPHOON SHELTER WILL BE REMOVED AS PART OF A SCHEME TO TACKLE THE POLLUTION AND ODOUR NUISANCE THERE.
DREDGING WORK, EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, WILL BE CARRIED OUT ALONG THE CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.
THE DREDGING WORK WILL BE THE FIRST MAJOR PHASE IN STAGE II OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY SCHEME.
IT WOULD RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF OBNOXIOUS DEPOSITS OF
WASTES, A LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING
OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE WASTES ARE THE MAJOR SOURCE OF HYDROGEN SULPHIDE GAS FORMATION, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF ODOUR NUISANCE IN THE VICINITY.
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