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SUCH CONNECTIONS
MAY
HAVE
BEEN
DELIBERATELY BECAUSE OF BASE OF CONNECTIONS OR
OF FOUL SEWERS.
MADE ACCIDENTALLY
OR
INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY
EXPEDIENT
TO
RAFID IS ALSO
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 1,350 TO 2,000
MOSTLY
KWUN IN
TONG AND YAU CONDITIONS,
TONG. OWING DEVELOPMENT IN EAST KOWLOON, THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING SEWERS
OVERFLOW OF LIMITED AND
SEWAGE INTO STORMWATER DRAINS SOMETIMES
OCCURS.
THE
THAT FOUND
ABOUT 50 PER ON THE WHOLE IT WAS
OF CENT AND IS DISCHARGED WASTEWATER GENERATED ENTERS THE STORMWATER SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY TREATMENT, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
TO VICTORIA POLLUTION
HARBOUR.
SITUATION, MR TO IMPROVE THE
SIU SAID MAINTAINED A SEWER GANG FOR THE REGULAR INSPECTION SEWERS AND MANHOLES IN EAST KOWLOON.
DEPARTMENT HIS
HAD AND DESILTING OF
COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS IN IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO 1990 то DESIGN AND
THR CONSTRUCT
IMPROVE ENGINEERING WORKS TO EXISTING SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL POLLUTION IN THE AREA.
STAGE 1
THE MEASURES ARE TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO STAGES. THE WORKS TO BE EMBARKED ON NEXT YEAR ARE IMMEDIATE MEASURES WHICH OF OLD INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SEWERS AND THE REHABILITATION ONES TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN EAST KOWLOON.
POLLUTION FLOWS IN STORMWATER DRAINS ARE ALSO
DIVERTED BACK INTO THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF WORK ARE:
INTERCEPTED AND
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SEWERS ALONG HOL ROAD, EAST AIRPORT ROAD AND KILOMETRES IN LENGTH);
BUN
ROAD,
CHOI
WANG KWONG ROAD (ABOUT
HUNG FIVE
REHABILITATION OF THE EXISTING TRUNK SEWER ALONG ROAD (ABOUT TWO KILOMETRES IN LENGTH);
KWUN TONG
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SEWAGE PUMPINGS AT TONG AND THE RELATED RISING MAINS TO TRANSFER SEWAGE TO EXISTING KWUN TONG SCREENING PLANT; AND
YAU TONG AND
KWUN
THE
CONSTRUCTION OF DRY-WEATHER-FLOW
SEVEN LOCATIONS TO DIRECT THE POLLUTED FLOW FROM DRAINS INTO THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
CHAMBERS INTERCEPTION
STORMWATER
AT
THESE
PLANS
WORKS, WHICH
MR SIU SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE FOR TRAFFIC DIVERSION DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WERE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL 1993.
ALSO
BE PLANNED THE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE WILL INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC WITH ROAD OPENINGS FOR SEWER AND SO ON TO BE LIMITED TO ABOUT 50 METRES AT A TIME.
ΤΟ
MINIMISE CONSTRUCTION
/EAST KOWLOON
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