TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1985
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LEGAL ACTION TO RECOVER COSTS FOR CLEAN-UP AT BEACHES ******
LEGAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION ON HONG KONG'S BEACHES FOLLOWING THE OIL POLLUTION CASE LAST JULY.
THIS WAS REPORTED AT TODAY'S URBAN COUNCIL MEETING BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE, MR HOWARD YOUNG, WHO SAID THAT THE COUNCIL'S SHARE OF THE +BILL+ WAS ABOUT $1 MILLION.
CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS TOOK SEVEN DAYS, SAID_MR_YOUNG, WITH THE WORST-AFFECTED BEACHES BEING DEEP WATER BAY, REPULSE BAY AND TURTLE COVE.
THE SHIP CONCERNED, THE FORTA DURBAN, WHICH RAN AROUND ON NGAN CHAU (ROUND ISLAND), HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN ARRESTED, BUT LATER WAS RELEASED WHEN SUFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE SECURITY WAS PROVIDED BY THE OWNERS, HE ADDED.
FIRST PHASE OF MUSEUM PROJECT READY BY 1989 ******
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S PERMANENT MUSEUM PROJECT, THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 1989, THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, SAID TODAY.
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL'S MONTHLY PUBLIC MEETING, HE SAID IT WOULD BE +A MUSEUM OF THE 21ST CENTURY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE 80'S AND 90'S.+
+BESIDES BEING A MUSEUM IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE, IT WILL SERVE AN IMPORTANT SEMI-EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND SO HELP RAISE THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL STANDARDS OF HONG KONG.+
MR FORSGATE SAID A FIVE-MEMBER COUNCIL DELEGATION WAS CURRENTLY ON A WORKING TRIP TO NORTH AMERICA TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT WOULD INCORPORATE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND BECOME AN INNOVATIVE JOINT PROJECT FULLY WORTHY OF A FORWARD-LOOKING CITY LIKE HONG KONG.
*FOR THIS REASON. THE GROUP IS SEEKING EXPERT VIEWS ON EXHIBIT PHILOSOPHY AND DESIGN, DISPLAY TECHNIQUE, MANAGEMENT, STAFFING AND THE OPERATION OF MODERN MUSEUM.+
/HE SAID
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