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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1992
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING DESIGN PROPOSED
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED STATUTORY CONTROL OF OVERALL THERMAL TRANSFER VALUE (OTTV) AS A STEP TOWARDS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING DESIGN.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AT A LUNCHEON OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (HKIA).
MR EASON SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAD INDICATED SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE FOR INTRODUCTION OF STATUTORY OTTV CONTROLS.
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HE NOTED THAT THE HKIA HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT CONTROLS WERE TOO STRINGENT, PARTICULARLY FOR HOTELS.
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""THE GOVERNMENT HAS THEREFORE AGREED THAT GUIDELINES CALCULATIONS SHOULD BE ISSUED IN THE FORM OF A HANDBOOK CONSTRUCTION SECTOR TO TRY OUT FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD.
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"THIS WILL ENABLE PRACTICABILITY AND REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS ΤΟ BE ASSESSED BEFORE ANY STATUTORY CONTROLS ARE FORMULATED, HE SAID.
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MR EASON SAID IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT $4.9 BILLION WASTED IN ENERGY COSTS IN 1989 OF WHICH ABOUT HALF WAS ACCOUNTED IN ENERGY INEFFICIENT BUILDINGS.
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*THERE IS CERTAINLY SCOPE FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR THROUGH ENERGY SAVING SYSTEMS IN EXISTING BUILDINGS AND DESIGNING AND BUILDING MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT NEW BUILDINGS," HE ADDED.
CONTRACTS FOR SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENTS SCHEME AWARDED
THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AWARDED THREE SEPARATE CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AT FIVE SEWAGE PUMPING STATIONS NEWLY BUILT FOR THE EAST KOWLOON SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL SCHEME.
WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $31.8 MILLION, THE CONTRACTS WERE SIGNED BY AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR FRANKLIN HO, WITH THE RESPECTIVE CONTRACTORS.
UNDER THE EAST KOWLOON SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL SCHEME, FIVE PUMPING STATIONS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT SAN РО KONG, KOWLOON BAY, NGAU TAU KOK, YAU TONG AND KWUN TONG.
SEWAGE COLLECTED AT THESE PUMPING STATIONS WILL BE CONVEYED THE EXISTING KWUN TONG SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT то BE SCREENED DE-GRITTED BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED THROUGH A SUBMARINE OUTFALL.
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