HONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1987
DURING THE VISIT, REPRESENTATIVES SAN A COST-EFFECTIVE PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANT DESIGNED TO MEET FUTURE CONTROL REQUIREMENT FOR EFFLUENT DISCHARGE OF NOT EXCEEDING 60 MO/L BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN · DEMAND) AND 50 MG/L BUSPENDED SOLIDS. THE PACKAGE PLANT, DEVELOPED THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, IS FABRICATED LOCALLY AND CAN EASILY BE MODIFIED TO CATER FOR THE NEED OF INDIVIDUAL FARMS.
REPRESENTATIVES ALSO SAW THE DEMONSTRATION TRIAL ON THE COMMISSIONING OF THE SEQUENCING BATCH REACTION SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO UPGRADE EXISTING ON-FARM TREATMENT PLANTS FOR A TYPICAL 200 PORKER UNIT IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH FUTURE CONTROL REQUIREMENT.
REPRESENTATIVES ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SER THE PIG-ON-LITTER SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND DEPARTMENT.
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL SET UP ANOTHER TWO SOCIAL CENTRES ELDERLY AND FOUR RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR THE AGED IN TAI NORTH DISTRICT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, REGIONAL SOCIAL WORK OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR CARLOS LEUNG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
MR LEUNG WAS SPEAKING AT A MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL GATHERING ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE WOMEN'S WELFARE CLUB, EASTERN DISTRICT HONG KONG AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S. GROUP WORK UNIT, NORTH DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND SERVICES FOR OLD PEOPLE IN NEED, MR LÈUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAD BEEN CO-OPERATING IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES TO HELP THE SENIOR CITIZENS.
"THERE IS A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL HOMES, MULTI-SERVICES CENTRES, DAY CARE CENTRES, CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES, HOME HELP AND COUNSELLING BERVICES, MR LEUNG SAID.
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