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"THE $11 MILLION INSTALLATION IS AIMED AT MINIMISING ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF CHLORINE IN THE WORKS.
"WATER DISINFECTION BY CHLORINE IS THE CONTROLLING PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL AND VIRAL AGENTS.
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"IN VIEW OF THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH STORAGE AND CHLORINE, VERY STRINGENT MEASURES AGAINST POSSIBLE REQUIRED TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL SAFETY, HE SAID.
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THE MODIFIED CHLORINATION HOUSE HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF A HAZARD ASSESSMENT STUDY ON TREATMENT WORKS COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THE MAIN FEATURES INCLUDE A CHLORINE SCRUBBING SYSTEM FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF LEAKAGE TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL BY UTILISING SODIUM HYDROXIDE AS NEUTRALISING AGENT TO REMOVE ANY LEAKED CHLORINE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
THE TSUEN WAN TREATMENT WORKS HAS A TREATMENT CAPACITY OF 318,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY AND SUPPLIES POTABLE WATER TO PART OF TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI AREAS.
IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD WATER QUALITY, SUFFICIENT STOCK OF CHLORINE HAS TO BE MAINTAINED FOR WATER TREATMENT. IT IS STORED IN LIQUID FORM UNDER PRESSURE IN 50-KILOGRAM STEEL CYLINDERS SECURELY PLACED INSIDE STEEL CAGES.
MR WATT SAID TRAINING COURSES ON PLANT OPERATIONS AND DRILLS WERE REGULARLY HELD TO REFRESH OPERATORS' ABILITY AND THEIR READINESS IN DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES.
"A VERY STRINGENT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE CHLORINE SYSTEM IS ALSO FOLLOWED TO ENSURE RELIABLE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT.
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'FURTHERMORE, A DIRECT ALARM LINK HAS FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S CONTROL CENTRE FOR HE ADDED.
BEEN CONNECTED ΤΟ THE THEIR PROMPT ACTION,
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MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MODIFIED INSTALLATION EARLIER TODAY, AND TAKEN ON A GUIDED TOUR OF THE OPERATION OF THE CONTROL ROOM AND GAS SCRUBBER CHLORINATION HOUSE.
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