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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF CHLORINE VEHICLES, WHILST ON-SITE ΤΟ REDUCE THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS;
IMPROVED BUILDING INTEGRITY TO CONTAIN CHLORINE IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A LEAKAGE; AND
INSTALLATION
OF
CHLORINE
ABSORBERS ΤΟ NEUTRALISE ANY
CHLORINE THAT IS RELEASED.
MR OXLEY SAID SITE SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS WERE ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR SHA TIN, TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN BECAUSE OF THE HIGH POPULATION DENSITIES IN THESE AREAS.
THE SHA TIN WATER TREATMENT WORKS WOULD DECOMMISSION ALL BULK LIQUID CHLORINE TANKS AND CONVERT TO THE USE OF ONE TONNE CHLORINE DRUMS.
SMALLER CHLORINE CONTAINERS WERE ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MỤN WATER TREATMENT WORKS BECAUSE OF THE RELATIVELY HIGH POPULATION DENSITIES OF THESE AREAS, HE SAID.
"THE IMPROVEMENT PACKAGE FOR ALL THE EIGHT WATER TREATMENT WORKS IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1993, HE SAID.
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"PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO IMPLEMENTING MODIFICATIONS AT THE SHA TIN, TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN WATER TREATMENT WORKS.
"UPON COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES, ALL WATER TREATMENT WORKS WILL COMPLY WITH THE RISK GUIDELINES STIPULATED FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INSTALLATION.
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MR OXLEY SAID THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SHA TIN WATER TREATMENT WORKS.
THE FINDINGS OF THE HAZARD ASSESSMENT
STUDIES FOR ALL THE ACTIONS ARISING FROM
OTHER WATER TREATMENT WORKS AND GOVERNMENT'S EACH STUDY WOULD BE DISCLOSED ΤΟ THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARDS.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT WERE BEING DRAWN UP AND THESE WOULD BE ANNOUNCED AS AND WHEN THEY WERE READY, HE SAID.
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