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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1991
EAST KOWLOON, AS IN OTHER DEVELOPED PARTS OF HONG KONG, IS AT PRESENT PROVIDED WITH SEPARATE NETWORKS OF FOUL SEWER AND STORMWATER DRAINS.
THE FOUL SEWERS COLLECT ALL WASTEWATER GENERATED FROM DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PREMISES AND CONVEY IT TO THE KWUN TONG SCREENING PLANT FOR SCREENING PRIOR TO DISPOSAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HARBOUR.
THE REGION COMPRISES RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS WITH KWUN TONG BEING ONE OF THE OLDEST DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN HONG KONG. THE POPULATION IS ABOUT ONE MILLION AND THERE SOME 10,000 INDUSTRIAL PREMISES.
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RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA HAS RESULTED IN POLLUTION PROBLEMS WHICH IN GENERAL ARE DUE ΤΟ NEGLECT OF SEWAGE FACILITIES IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.
DISPOSAL
MR SIU SAID STAGE 2 OF THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WAS A LONGER TERM MEASURE TO BE IMPLEMENTED AFTER COMPLETION OF STAGE 1 WORKS AND WOULD COMPRISE RECTIFICATION OF EXPEDIENT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FOUL SEWERS AND STORMWATER DRAINS AND REHABILITATION OF THE BRANCH SEWERS.
WHEN THE WHOLE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IS IMPLEMENTED WITH THE TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $1 BILLION, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF EAST KOWLOON WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED.
IN PARTICULAR, THE WATER POLLUTION OF THE HARBOUR AT BAST KOWLOON WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND THE PRESENT SEVERE WATER POLLUTION CAUSED BY EFFLUENT FROM INDUSTRY WILL BE LARGELY ELIMINATED.
"THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTING THESE WORKS IS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY POLLUTED DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG AND TO PROVIDE THE PEOPLE IN EAST KOWLOON WITH A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS AND A BEAUTIFUL HARBOUR, MR SIU SAID.
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SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL FOR SEPTEMBER STARTED
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED TO CONDUCT THE SEPTEMBER 1991 ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN RESPECT OF THE THIRD QUARTER OF
THIS YEAR.
THIS USEFUL IN
INFORMATION
SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND THE SURVEY RESULTS PROVIDING SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS WELL AS ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET IN HONG
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KONG.
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