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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992
BE
OF
THE LONG-RANGE EXERCISE WILL
ACTIVATED THIS EVENING, SIMULATING AN AIRCRAFT IN DISTRESS ABOUT 130 KILOMETERS SOUTH-WEST HONG KONG.
то DESPATCHED AIRCRAFT, HELICOPTERS AND SHIPS WILL BE AND LOCATE THE TARGETS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
SEARCH
TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR'S EXERCISE ARE THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, MARINE DEPARTMENT, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ROYAL AIR FORCE, ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND NAVY, JAPANESE MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY, GUANGDONG MARINE EMERGENCY SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTRE, ROYAL NAVY, CIVIL AID SERVICES AND AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES.
$64 MILLION CONTRACT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS SIGNED
THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES LEACHATE TREATMENT WORKS (PHASE ONE) AND PIPELINE.
THE $64.1 MILLION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO AOKI CORPORATION.
WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LEACHATE TREATMENT WORKS AN 8.4 KILOMETRE-LONG PRESSURE PIPELINE WITH THREE PUMPING STATIONS.
AND
THE LEACHATE TREATMENT WORKS CONSIST OF OPEN AIR LAGOONS, UNDERGROUND PUMPING STATIONS AND A CONTROL BUILDING FOR PRE-TREATED LEACHATE GENERATED FROM THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL.
BEING ONE OF THE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS UNDER THE MUNICIPAL WASTE DISPOSAL STRATEGY OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE LANDFILL IS PROGRAMMED TO BE COMMISSIONED IN FEBRUARY 1995.
THE PRESSURE PIPELINE IS USED TO CONVEY THE PRE-TREATED LEACHATE то THE SHEK WU HUI SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS FOR FINAL TREATMENT.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PIPE BRIDGES CROSSING RIVER GANGES AND RIVER INDUS, IMPROVEMENTS ΤΟ SECTIONS OF LIN MA HANG ROAD AND MAN KAM TO ROAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TRACKS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN 27 MONTHS.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES {PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT), MR CHUNG KWOK-LEUNG, SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH REPRESENTATIVE OF AOKI CORPORATION.
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