MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1993
YEARS
A RESTORATION PROGRAMME WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT FOUR то PROVIDE THE FACILITIES NEEDED TO CONTROL THE IMPACTS IDENTIFIED IN THE INVESTIGATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE MAIN TASKS WILL INCLUDE TREATMENT OF LEACHATE AND PROPER COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF THE LANDFILL GAS,
AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME, THE TREATABILITY OF LEACHATE WILL BE ASSESSED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO DESIGN LEACHATE TREATMENT PLANTS, HE SAID.
LEACHATE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS LAND USE OPTIONS FOR THE SAI TSO WAN LANDFILL, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE CURRENT STUDY, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE AGREEMENT INCLUDED TWO PACKAGES OF WORKS.
PACKAGE ONE IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEACHATE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND LAND USE OPTIONS FOR SAI TSO WAN LANDFILL.
PACKAGE TWO IS TO CARRY OUT A THE TWO PROPOSED LEACHATE MANAGEMENT FIVE URBAN LANDFILLS.
LEACHATE TREATABILITY TRIAL FOR SCHEMES WHICH WILL SERVE THE
PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF QUARTERLY SURVEY
OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND
PURCHASES FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 1993
THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE RESTAURANT SECTOR IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993, ESTIMATED AT $11.3 BILLION, INCREASED BY 4% WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER OF 1992, ACCORDING ΤΟ THE PROVISIONAL STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES OVER THE PERIOD, TOTAL RECEIPTS DECREASED BY 6% IN VOLUME TERMS.
THE VALUE OF TOTAL PURCHASES OF RESTAURANTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993, ESTIMATED AT $4.1 BILLION, WAS 1% LOWER THAN IN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1992.
THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF BARS RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN THE QUARTER OF 1993, BY 21% IN VALUE AND 11% IN VOLUME AS COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO.
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BY 9%
FOLLOWING RAPID GROWTH IN 1991 AND 1992, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS FAST FOOD SHOPS INCREASED AT A MUCH SLOWER RATE IN THIS QUARTER, IN VALUE AND 2% IN VOLUME.
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