SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1935
ALBANY SITE BORED PILE PLAN FOR INSPECTION
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PROSPECTIVE BUYERS OF THE ALBANY SITE TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY AUCTION ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 12) MAY INSPECT A BORED PILE LAYOUT PLAN AND GENERAL BUILDING PLANS AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS.
A GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT, MR DUNCAN SCOTT-WILL, SAID THAT THE SITE, MEASURING 3 877 SQUARE METRES, CONTAINED SOME BORED PILES WHICH COULD BE OF VALUE TO AN INTENDING PURCHASER.
THESE ARE SHOWN ON A PLAN WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED TOGETHER
INTERESTED PARTIES WITH THE BUILDING PLANS AT MURRAY BUILDING. CAN CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE NO. 5-251543 DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.
HE SAID THE BENEFIT OF ALL PLANS HELD BY THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS RELATING TO THIS LOT WOULD PASS TO THE SUCCESSFUL PURCHASER AFTER SALE, AND SPECIAL CONDITION NO. 3 OF THE CONDITIONS OF SALE WAS BEING AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.
VIP'S VISIT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS
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THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIVISION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY OF CHINA, MR XIA KUNBAO, VISITED THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON,
MR XIA AND FOUR OTHER OFFICIALS FROM CHINA, WHO HAD ATTENDED THE POLMET CONFERENCE ON URBAN POLLUTION IN HONG KONG, WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR GRAHAM OSBORNE.
DURING THE IR TOUR THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE PLANT WAS CAPABLE OF TREATING THE SEWAGE FROM THE 300 000 PEOPLE CURRENTLY LIVING IN SHA TIN. WHEN THE SECOND STAGE OF THE WORKS WAS COMPLETED THE PLANT WOULD BE ABLE TO TREAT SEWAGE FROM 600 000 PEOPLE.
THEY ALSO LEARNED THAT THE PLANT DERIVED 50 PER CENT OF ITS OWN POWER FROM BURNING METHANE PRODUCED AS A BY-PRODUCT OF THE SEWAGE TREATMENT.
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