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MOST RESPONDENTS BELIEVED THAT THERE WERE THREE MAIN CAUSES OF BLOCKAGE. THEY WERE THE CLUSTERING OF RUBBISH AT SEWER OPENINGS, THE ACCUMULATION OF OIL AND GREASE FROM RESTAURANT AND COOKED FOOD STALL OPERATORS; AND THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES BY FACTORY OWNERS.
THE MORE NOTORIOUS BLACKSPOTS IDENTIFIED BY THE STUDY INCLUDED THE JUNCTION OF NATHAN ROAD AND BOUNDARY STREET,
FA YUEN STREET, AROUND THE COOKED FOOD STALLS AT NELSON STREET, TUNG CHOI STREET, THE JUNCTION OF BUTE STREET AND SHANGHAI STREET, THE REAR LANE OF IVY STREET, LARCH STREET AND BEDFORD STREET.
FLOODINGS WERE FREQUENTLY REPORTED IN THESE LOCATIONS
DURING THE RAINY SEASONS.
APART FROM UNDERGROUND DRAINS, SEWERS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS ALSO SUFFERED FROM SEVERE BLOCKAGE. MORE THAN HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS REPORTED THAT CHOKAGES HAD OCCURRED IN THEIR BUILDINGS.
THEY BELIEVED THAT CHOKAGE WAS MAINLY DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING SEWERS, UNAUTHORISED ALTERATIONS TO SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, AND THE DUMPING OF THE GARBAGE INTO WASTE-WATER PIPES.
FOR REMEDIAL ACTION, THE WORKING GROUP PROPOSED A SYSTEMATIC AND COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY BE DRAWN UP TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROPER WAYS TO DISPOSE OF WASTE.
IT ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT HEAVIER PENALTIES BE IMPOSED ON PEOPLE WHO CAUSED BLOCKAGE IN UNDERGROUND DRAINS.
THE WORKING GROUP ALSO SUGGESTED THAT DRAINAGE SYSTEM SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY EXAMINED IN ORDER TO WORK OUT A LONG- TERM SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AS PART OF A FIVE-MONTH PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO BOOST RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND CLEANLINESS.
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ROAD PROJECT
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MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE LO WAI ROAD EXTENSION.
THE WORKS INVOLVE WIDENING THE ROAD, IMPROVING DRAINAGE AND PROVIDING OTHER UTILITY SERVICES.
/COMMITTEE