TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1988
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IT IS INTENDED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF SITE PREPARATORY WORKS IN MID-1990 AND TO COMMISSION LANDFILLING IN LATE 1993.
PHASE 1 OF THE LANDFILL WILL BE EXHAUSTED BY MID-1997. THEREAFTER, PHASE 2 AND 3 WILL BE PUT INTO OPERATION IN SEQUENCE то PROVIDE CONTINUATION OF WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MEASURES INCLUDING LANDSCAPING WORKS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE LANDFILL TO MINIMISE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
A MAJOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MEASURE
INVOLVES THE THE LANDFILL
INSTALLATION OF A FULLY ENGINEERED CONTAINMENT LINER IN SITE TO PREVENT LEACHATE FROM SEEPING OFF THE SITE. THE LEACHATE WILL BE COLLECTED AND TREATED PRIOR TO DISPOSAL.
THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE LANDFILL, AND AFTER ITS CLOSURE, COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT FOR SAFETY AND ANTI-POLLUTION PURPOSES.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANDFILL, THE GOVERNMENT WILL UNDERTAKE VILLAGE UPGRADING AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS.
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THESE INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RURAL CENTRE AT TA KWU LING, UPGRADING OF SHA TAU KOK ROAD FROM LUNG YEUK TAU TO PING CHE ROAD, UPGRADING OF LOCAL VEHICULAR ACCESS FOR NEARBY VILLAGES, AND PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED FACILITIES INCLUDING WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.
STREAMS DIVERSION/TRAINING TO BE CARRIED OUT IN ASSOCIATION WITH LANDFILL SITE PREPARATION SHOULD IMPROVE THE EXISTING STREAM COURSES AND, BY IMPROVING STREAM FLOW, REDUCE THE EXISTING POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
AWARDS FOR AIR CRASH RESCUE WORK
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WILL BE HONOURED
IN THE RESCUE AT HONG KONG
TEN MEMBERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 24) FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY ACTIONS OPERATION THAT FOLLOWED THE CRASH OF AN AIRLINER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 31.
THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION WILL BE AWARDED TO EACH OF FOUR FIRE OFFICERS, AND THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES' COMMENDATION WILL BE AWARDED TO EACH OF SIX FIREMEN,
/THE ACTING