TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1992
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HONG KONG DELEGATION LEAVES FOR PEKING
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A HONG KONG DELEGATION LEFT FOR PEKING THIS TUESDAY) MORNING FOR A FIVE-DAY VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE (MOFERT).
THE DELEGATION, LED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR KEVIN HO CHI-MING, INCLUDES OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.
A MOFERT STUDY GROUP PAID A VISIT TO HONG KONG ΤΟ FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE TERRITORY'S RULES OF ORIGIN AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM LAST MONTH.
IT WAS AGREED THAT THE TWO SIDES SHOULD MAINTAIN A REGULAR DIALOGUE WHICH WILL BE USEFUL FOR DISCUSSING MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
$100 M CONTRACT FOR SEWERAGE WORKS AWARDED
THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED A $100 MILLION CONTRACT FOR WORKS TO OVERHAUL THE SEWERAGE NETWORK OF SAN PO KONG AND KOWLOON BAY AS PART OF THE EAST KOWLOON SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND POLLUTION CONTROL SCHENE.
THE SCHEME IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE EXISTING SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND POLLUTION CONTROL BY INTERCEPTING AND DIVERTING THE SEWAGE WHICH WILL OTHERWISE BE INADVERTENTLY DISCHARGED TO THE STORMWATER SYSTEM.
WORKS UNDER THE CONTRACT INCLUDE THE 1,200-METRE-LONG BOX CULVERT, 2,000 METRES OF PIPE SMALL PUMPING STATIONS.
CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWERS AND THREE
WORKS ON THESE TRUNK SEWERS AND BOX CULVERTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ALONG CHOI HUNG ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST, EASTERN ROAD AND WANG KWONG ROAD TO FORM A NEW SEWERAGE NETWORK REPLACING THE EXISTING TRUNK SEWER SYSTEM WHICH IS OVERLOADED.
THE NETWORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ENABLE THAT SEWAGE GENERATED IN THE AREA CAN EVENTUALLY BE DISCHARGED ΤΟ THE KWUN TONG SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT WHILE THE POLLUTED BASE FLOWS FROM THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM WILL BF INTERCEPTED BY NEW. PUMPING STATIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR TREATMENT.
LAST WEEK ANOTHER MAJOR CONTRACT WHICH DEALS WITH SIMILAR WORKS FOR KWUN TONG AND YAU TONG UNDER THE EAST KOWLOON SEWERAGE SCHEME HAS ALSO BEEN AWARDED AT A SUM OF $170 MILLION.
CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR BOTH CONTRACTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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