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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1988
MASSIVE SEWERAGE SCHEME FOR NORTH-WEST NT
MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES SEWERAGE SCHEME AT A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 27).
THE SCHEME, ESTIMATED ΤΟ COST $710 MILLION, IS AIMED AT REDUCING POLLUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE REGION BY CONSTRUCTION OF A NETWORK OF TRUNK SEWERS AND PUMPING STATIONS TO SERVE YUEN LONG, YUEN LONG-TUEN MUN CORRIDOR AND TIN SHUI WAI.
AT THURSDAY'S MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE PROGRESS OF A GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE PRESENCE of UNDERGROUND MARBLE CAVERNS IN THE NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES REGION.
GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL
THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE
SAFE OFFICE AS ONE IN A SERIES OF ACTIONS TO ENSURE
DEVELOPMENT
IN YUEN LONG DISTRICT IN VIEW OF THE EXISTENCE OF CAVITIES THAT WERE FOUND BENEATH THE YUEN LONG LRT INTERCHANGE SITE RECENTLY.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE DISCUSSION OF PROGRESS REPORTS FROM THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES UNDER THE BOARD; THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE; THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD'S JOINT COMMITTEE ON MONITORING LRT SERVICES AS WELL AS AREA COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEETING,
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD TO BE HELD AT 9.30 AM ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 27) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM
OFFICES, 2 OF THE BOARD, 13TH FLOOR, YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT
KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG.
$148 MILLION CONTRACT FOR AU TAU TREATMENT WORKS
TAU
THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR K.L. WONG, TODAY (TUESDAY) SIGNED A $148 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AU TREATMENT WORKS.
TO
INCREASE TERRITORIES ΤΟ COPE MUN AND THE FUTURE
THE TREATMENT WORKS IS PART OF AN ON-GOING SCHEME THE WATER TREATMENT CAPACITY IN THE WESTERN NEW WITH CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG, TUEN DEVELOPMENT AT TIN SHUI WAI.
/THE SCHEME