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FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1993
LAND TO BE RESUMED FOR LANDFILL DEVELOPMENT
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESUME PRIVATE LAND LOTS WITH A TOTAL OF ABOUT 26,500 SQUARE METRES AT TIN HA WAN, TSEUNG KWAN O, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL, IT WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE LOTS COMPRISE 1,440 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND AND 25,063 SQUARE METRES OF AGRICULTURE LAND.
WORKS ON THE SOUTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL ARE EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST TO ENABLE THE NEW FACILITY TO TAKE OVER FROM THE EXISTING LANDFILL AT TSEUNG KWAN O WHEN IT IS EXHAUSTED NEXT YEAR.
THE DESIGN, BUILDING AND OPERATION OF THE LANDFILL WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY A SINGLE CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE UNITY OF RESPONSIBILITY.
AFTER THE LANDFILL IS CLOSED, THE SAME CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESTORATION AND AFTER-CARE OF THE SITE FOR A FURTHER 30 YEARS.
THE RESTORED SITE, INCLUDING THE SMALL AREA OF LAND BORROWED FROM THE CLEARWATER BAY COUNTRY PARK, WILL BE PROPERLY LANDSCAPED AND BE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WHEN THE WORKS ARE COMPLETED.
THE LANDFILL IS ONE OF THE THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED TO HANDLE SOLID WASTE.
A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) IN CONNECTION WITH THE LANDFILL WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 1990, AND MEASURES HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEREST OF COUNTRY PARK USERS DESPITE THE TEMPORARY "ENCROACHMENT" INTO THE COUNTRY PARK.
THESE MEASURES WILL INCLUDE TREE PLANTING ALONG THE EASTERN PERIMETER OF THE LANDFILL AND TEMPORARY RE-ALIGNMENT OF THE HIKING TRAIL.
STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE TENDER WILL BE MET BY THE CONTRACTOR.
THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO COMPLY WITH THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES GOVERNING AIR QUALITY, NOISE, LEACHATE SEEPAGE. GAS CONTROL, ODOUR AND LITTERING.
THESE STANDARDS ARE MUCH MORE STRINGENT THAN THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.
IT HAS ALSO BEEN PROPOSED TO DEVELOP WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS WHERE THE WASTE DELIVERED BY SMALL COLLECTION VEHICLES WOULD BE COMPACTED INTO LARGE CONTAINERS FOR TRANSPORT TO THE LANDFILL.
THIS MEASURE WILL HELP REDUCE THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING ROADS CAUSED BY THE NEW LANDFILL.
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