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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1987
MR BARNES SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT HAD NEVER FORMALISED ITS POLICY ON PUBLIC DUMPING, IT TRIED TO HAVE DUMPING CAPACITY AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
+FIRSTLY BECAUSE IT IS AN ECONOMIC WAY TO DO THE RECLAMATIONS WE WANT TO DO AND HAVE COMPLETED LEGAL FORMALITIES FOR SECONDLY BECAUSE IT REDUCES INDISCRIMINATE ILLEGAL DUMPING AND THIRDLY BECAUSE IT HELPS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECTS,+ HE SAID.
HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC DUMPING IN DIFFERENT AREAS DEPENDED ON THERE BEING A GOING RECLAMATION OR PROJECT WHICH NEEDED FILL IN THE AREA.
HE SAID AT PRESENT THERE WAS INTERMITTENT RECLAMATION AT TELEGRAPH BAY AND THERE WERE PUBLIC DUMPS OPEN AT MA ON SHAN AND TUEN MUN. AND LATER IN THE YEAR, THE HUNG HOM BAY WOULD BE REOPENED FOR DUMPING FOR A SHORT PERIOD.
MR BARNES CONCEDED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BUT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD TRY TO IMPROVE IT BY THE NEXT DRY SEASON.
+ BUT CONTRACTORS WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO DUMP ON SITES ACROSS THE HARBOUR OR FURTHER AFIELD.+
SOME ERP EQUIPMENT PUT TO GOOD USE' *****
MOST OF THE MANPOWER FOR THE ERP PILOT SCHEME WAS PROVIDED BY THE CONSULTANTS AND ONE TRAFFIC ENGINEER SECONDED TO THE STUDY TEAM HAD RETURNED TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID TODAY WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEE YU-TAI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE EXPLAINED THAT THE EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FOR THE SCHEME FELL INTO TWO BROAD CATEGORIES.
HE SAID THE FIRST CATEGORY COVERED HARDWARE FOR DATA CAPTURE THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE STUDY AND COULD ONLY BE OF USE FOR AN ERP RELATED APPLICATION.
+PRESENT INTENTIONS ARE THAT THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE KEPT FOR A FURTHER FEW YEARS UNTIL IT IS CLEAR THAT THE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED, HE SAID.
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