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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1987
THOUGH THE JORDAN VALLEY LANDFILL WOULD OPERATE FOR THREE YEARS ONLY, MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT SPECIAL ATTENTION HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE NEED TO PREVENT NUISANCE, INCLUDING SMELL, WHICH MIGHT AFFECT NEARBY RESIDENTS.
+EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT REFUSE IS COMPACTED AND COVERED IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERY, AND THE ACCESS ROAD AND HARDSTANDING AREAS ARE CLEANED FREQUENTLY BY STREET-CLEANING VEHICLES.
+MEASURES ARE TAKEN TO CONTROL INSECTS AND VERMIN BY ENSURING THAT WASTE IS COVERED, USE OF A SMALL WORKING FACE, EFFICIENT COMPACTION, THE ELIMINATION OF STANDING WATER AND THE USE OF PESTICIDES,+ HE ADDED.
FOR THE BAD SMELLS IN THE VICINITY OF THE JORDAN VALLEY LANDFILL, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE MAJOR CAUSE WAS THE SPLASHING OF POLLUTED LIQUID FROM COLLECTION VEHICLES DELIVERING WET WASTE DURING RAINY SEASON.
HE SAID THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD AGREED TO CHECK THE DESIGN OF EXISTING REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES TO SEE WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE AND TO NOTE THIS PROBLEM WHEN PLACING ORDERS FOR NEW VEHICLES.
MOREOVER, MR CHAMBERS TOLD THE COUNCIL, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HAD KEPT THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEE FULLY INFORMED OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANDFILL AND THE MEASURES TAKEN TO CONTROL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND NUISANCE.
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED THE HYDROSEEDING OF EMBANKMENTS AND THE PLANTING OF TREES TO IMPROVE THE VISUAL APPEARANCE OF THE SITE.
SHUN LEE AREA COMMITTEE AND +MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD EAST NGAU TAU KOK AREA COMMITTEE VISITED THE LANDFILL ON OCTOBER 24, 1986 AND WERE GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE SITUATION, HE SAID. A REQUEST FOR A FURTHER VISIT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WAS ALSO MADE.
+ IN THE MEANTIME, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OPERATIONS AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS WHERE NEEDED, MR CHAMBERS SAID.
WHEN THE LANDFILL IS REPLACED BY THE KOWLOON BAY REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, WASTE WOULD BE TRANSPORTED IN PURPOSE-BUILT CONTAINER TRUCKS FROM THE STATION TO LANDFILL SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID.
+TRUCKS AND TRANSFER STATION WILL BE DESIGNED TO CONTAIN ODOURS AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE TO SURROUNDING AREAS,+ MR CHAMBERS EXPLAINED.
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