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MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1993
MR JUSTICE BOKHARY BEGINS HIS INQUIRY TODAY.
MR PAUL WONG PO-WAH, AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, HAS ASSIGNED TO PROVIDE MR JUSTICE BOKHARY WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT THE INQUIRY.
BEEN FOR
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED TODAY THAT BOTH THE INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS WOULD BE MADE PUBLIC.
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CONTRACTS FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES SIGNED
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THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) SIGNED TWO CONTRACTS TOTALLING ABOUT $44.1 MILLION FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS ΤΟ THE TERRITORY'S SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
THE CONTRACTS WERE SIGNED AT A CEREMONY BY THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT), MR CHUNG KWOK-LEUNG, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONTRACTORS, RYODEN ENGINEERING COMPANY AND KWAN TANG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR I [ OF THE TOLO HARBOUR
ONE OF THE CONTRACTS, VALUED AT $35.8 MILLION, IS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL AND TAI PO SEWAGE PUMPING STATION UNDER STAGE EFFLUENT EXPORT SCHEME.
THE CONTRACT INVOLVES THR COMMISSIONING OF FOUR CENTRIFUGAL
INSTUMENTATION EQUIPMENT, AND MECHANICAL WORKS.
SUPPLY,
INSTALLATION, TESTING AND PUMPS, SWITCHGEAR, TELEMETRY ALL ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL
THE WORKS WILL BEGIN TOMORROW FOR COMPLETION IN MAY 1995.
WHEN COMPLETED, THE TAI PO SEWAGE PUMPING STATION TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT FROM TA! PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS SUBMARINE PIPELINE TO SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.
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WILL PUMP THROUGH A
THE COMBINED TREATED SEWAGE FROM SHA TIN AND TAI PO WILL THEN BE PUMPED THROUGH A TWIN PUMPING MAIN AND A 7.4 KILOMETRES LONG TUNNEL TO KAI TAK NULLAH BEFORE FINALLY DISCHARGED INTO VICTORIA HARBOUR.
THE TOLO HARBOUR EFFLUENT EXPORT SCHEME IS PART OF THE TOLO HARBOUR ACTION PLAN WHICH IS AIMED AT REDUCING POLLUTION CAUSED BY RED TIDES IN THE HARBOUR.
THE OTHER CONTRACT, WORTHS ABOUT $8.3 MILLION, IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 900-METRE GRAVITY SEWER, A PUMPING STATION AND A 350-METRE RISING MAIN TO PROVIDE A NEW SEWERAGE SYSTEM ΤΟ CATER FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED LAUNDRY AS WELL AS OTHER EXISTING AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ALONG SHIUM WAN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG.
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