SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1985
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FACILITIES SOUGHT FOR TOXIC WASTE DISPOSAL
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OPERATORS EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF TOXIC, HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT WASTES ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR INCLUSION IN A LIST OF PRE-QUALIFIED TENDERERS.
AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WASTES DISPOSAL ORDINANCE 1980 (CAP. 354), CONTROLS WILL SHORTLY BE ENFORCED ON THE DISPOSAL OF THESE WASTES, WHICH INCLUDE STRONG ACIDS, ALKAL IS, HEAVY METAL SALTS, ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS, OILS AND OIL SLUDGES.
THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, TREATMENT AND SAFE DISPOSAL OF THE WASTES, ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 40 000 TONNES A YEAR, IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL.
THESE FACILITIES INCLUDE AN AQUEOUS WASTE TREATMENT PLANT, AN OILY WASTE TREATMENT PLANT AND A HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR.
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR OIL REPROCESSING MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED IF THE IR INCLUSION WILL HELP TO ENHANCE OVERALL VIABILITY.
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD EE PREPARED TO PROVIDE ALL CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT AS THE PLANTS WILL BE OPERATED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS.
WRITTEN APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT (ATTENTION CHIEF ENGINEER, POLLUTION CONTROL) AT 250 SHANGHAI STREET, YAU MA TEI CAR PARK BUILDING, 9TH FLOOR, KOWLOON, BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 1985.
LADY YOUDE OPENS NEW WING FOR CHILDREN'S CHOIR
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LADY YOUDE TODAY OFFICIALLY OPENED A NEW WING FOR THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR AT OI MAN ESTATE IN HO MAN TIN, KOWLOON,
THE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THE CHOIR HAS BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
AT A CEREMONY WHICH ALSO COMMEMORATED THE CHOIR'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY, LADY YOUDE UNVEILED A BRONZE PLAQUE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NEW PREMISES.
SHE THEN TOURED THE PREMISES AND WATCHED CHILDREN SINGING, DANCING AND PLAYING INSTRUMENTS IN CLASSES.
SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHOIR, MR CHAN HO-CHOI VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR KIM CHAM THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR DONALD LIAO: HONORARY MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE CHOIR, MR DOMING LAM AND MUSIC DIRECTOR, MADAM MARGARET LING.
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