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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1989
CONSULTANCY STUDY ON ISLAND EAST REFUSE TRANSFER STATION
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REFUSE TRANSFER STATION ON THE SITE OF THE EXISTING CHAI WAN COMPOSTING PLANT ON HONG KONG ISLAND EAST.
THE STUDY WILL CONSIDER WAYS OF BUILDING THE REFUSE TRANSFER STATION WHEREBY MUNICIPAL WASTE, COLLECTED BY URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT VEHICLES, IS TRANSFERRED TO ENCLOSED CONTAINERS.
THE REFUSE WILL THEN BE TRANSPORTED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER TO LARGE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES EITHER BY BARGES OR BULK VEHICLES.
THE STUDY WILL ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER ΤΟ INCORPORATE THE TRANSFER STATION WITHIN
MULTI-USER
WITH INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL/GOVERNMENT USERS.
A
DEVELOPMENT
STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, TO AVOID ODOUR, DUST AND BIRD NUISANCE, WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN OF THE NEW PLANT SO AS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
THE STUDY, AT A COST OF $6.2 MILLION, WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS ΤΟ
COMPLETE.
CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE TRANSFER STATION IS EXPECTED TO START UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSULTANCY STUDY.
WHEN COMPLETED IN
1992, THIS TRANSFER
STATION WILL ACCEPT
ABOUT 1,000 TONNES OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE EACH DAY.
WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF THE ISLAND BAST TRANSFER STATION, THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR WILL BE CLOSED FOR USE.
THE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSULTANCY STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BETWEEN EPD'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MR MIKE STOKOE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ERI (ASIA) LTD. IN ASSOCIATION WITH LG MOUCHEL AND
PARTNERS ASIA.
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