TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
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SEWERAGE SURVEY IN NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON
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A FIVE-MONTH SURVEY ΤΟ IDENTIFY THE POLLUTION ASPECTS AND PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE EXISTING SEWERS IN NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON AREAS WILL START TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE SURVEY IS PART OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN CONSULTANCY STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TO ASSESS THE INADEQUACY IN THE SEWAGE COLLECTION TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON AREA.
THE NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON SEWERAGE CATCHMENT COVERS TSIM SHA TSUI, HUNG HOM, TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI JIN.
AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID THE SURVEY WILL MONITOR THE FLOW RAINFALL. POLLUTION, GREASE AND THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE EXISTING SEWERS AND TREATMENT WORKS.
IT WILL IDENTIFY UNSEWERED AREAS AND DISCHARGES OF SEWAGE TO- STORM DRAINS OR WATERCOURSES.
ALSO, IT WILL ESTABLISH THE CAUSES OF FREQUENT BLOCKAGES AND PRE-MATURE DETERIORATION OF SEWER PIPES.
APART FROM VISUAL INSPECTION, MODERN TECHNIQUE WILL BE USED IN THE SURVEY SUCH AS CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, SONAR, RADAR, FLOW LOGGERS, AUTOMATIC RAINGAUGES AND AUTOSAMPLERS.
TO AVOID UNACCEPTABLE DISRUPTION TO VERY HIGH TRAFFIC FLOWS IN THIS DENSELY DEVELOPED AREA, MANY OF THE SURVEYS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN AT NIGHT.
THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SEWERAGE SURVEY WILL BE USED TO CONSTRUCT A COMPUTERISED HYDRAULIC MODEL AND ASSET DATABASE, FROM WHICH A PROGRAMME OF CONSTRUCTION AND REMEDIAL WORKS WILL BE DERIVED.
THE SURVEY WILL BE CO-ORDINATED BY WATSON HAWKSLEY (H.K.) LTD. LOCAL CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING FREYSSINET INSIGHT, HONG KONG TESTING, MATERIALAB AND HK PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, WITH SPECIALIST INPUT FROM OVERSEAS, WILL BE SEEN WORKING ON KOWLOON'S ALREADY BUSY STREET, IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
REGULATIONS ON PORT CLEARANCE AND BRIGHT LIGHT FISHING
1991
THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS CONCERNING PORT CLEARANCE AND BRIGHT LIGHT FISHING HAVE COME INTO OPERATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) SAID: "THESE REGULATIONS WILL EXTEND THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF A PORT CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTING VESSELS FROM 48 HOURS TO 72 HOURS.
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