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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1990
TREATMENT ESTIMATE
MR SAUNDERS NOTED THAT THE NORTH WEST KOWLOON SEWAGE AND DISPOSAL SCHEME WAS BEING IMPLEMENTED AT A TOTAL PROJECT OF $1.2 BILLION WITH THE TARGET COMMISSIONING DATE IN SEPTEMBER 1992.
AND A
"THE SCHEME WILL REPLACE TWO OLD SCREENING PLANTS BY PROVIDING
FINER A SECOND
SCREENING
ISLAND, PROCESS ON STONECUTTERS CONVEYING THE EFFLUENT CURRENTLY DISCHARGED CLOSE IN-SHORE, THROUGH SUBMARINE OUTFALL INTO DEEP WATER FAR FROM THE EXISTING COASTLINE.
FULL SEWAGE
"WHEN COMPLETED, IT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING TREATMENT FACILITIES TO SERVE ABOUT 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN LAI CHI KOK,
A TOTAL SHAM SHUI PO, TAI KOK TSUI AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS, COVERING AREA OF 12.2 SQUARE KILOMETRES, HE SAID.
SO FAR, WORKS ON
THE
OF MAJORITY
CONTRACTS IN THE SCHEME AND INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF INTERCEPTOR SEWERS, PUMPING STATION
THE REMAINING CONTRACT SCREENING PLANTS HAD ALREADY COMMENCED WHILE
COAST OF STONECUTTERS TO CONSTRUCT THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL ALONG THE ISLAND IS EXPECTED TO BE AWARDED THIS SEPTEMBER.
HAS ALSO ALLOWED AS FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, THE SCHEME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, IS ANTICIPATED THAT FLOWS FROM THE CURRENT SCHEME WILL CONNECTED INTO THE SYSTEMS PROPOSED IN THE RECENTLY STRATEGY STUDY.
AND IT EVENTUALLY BE COMPLETED SEWAGE
15TH JLG MEETING FROM APRIL 24 TO 27
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GROUP
THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ANNOUNCED THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING THAT THE 15TH MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON ON HONG KONG WILL TAKE PLACE IN PEKING FROM APRIL 24 TO 27.
THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, ANTHONY GALSWORTHY.
MR
SUEN; DOUG MARTIN, SINO-BRITISH
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE MR MICHAEL
AFFAIRS, SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
HONG
MR KONG; COUNSELLOR, OFFICE OF THE BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE,
HONG HEAD,
JOINT LIAISON GROUP,
HONG KONG;
MR ALAN PAUL,
KONG
DEPARTMENT, FCO; AND MR WILLIAM EHRMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG.
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