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MONDAY, FEPRUARY 21, 1994
ON COMPLETION OF THE WORKS, THE UNTREATED BEING DISCHARGED INTO VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE REDUCING WATER POLLUTION IN THE HARBOUR.
SEWAGE CURRENTLY THUS INTERCEPTED.
TSUI, HUNG
SIN,
HOUSES THE
SOUTH AND CENTRAL KOWLOON, ENCOMPASSING TSIM SHA HOM, то KWA WAN, MA TAU WAI, KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI ABOUT 600,000 RESIDENTS AND CONTAINS A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF TERRITORY'S COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
MASTER THE SEWERAGE
PLAN STUDY COMPLETED IN MID-1993 HAS SHOWN THAT ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE SEWAGE GENERATED BEING DISCHARGED THROUGH IMPROPER CONNECTIONS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WITHOUT TREATMENT.
IN
THE
AREA
STORM
DRAINS
IS
TO
BESIDES, PART OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR THE AREA IS BELOW REQUIRED DESIGN CAPACITY, IN PARTICULAR THE SOUTH KOWLOON SCREENING PLANT WHICH SERVES TSIM SHA TSUI AND HUNG HOM AREA.
THE
THIS SCREENING PLANT, SITUATED NEXT TO THE NEW WORLD CENTRE, DOES NOT HAVE SPACE FOR IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION.
TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND TO MEET FUTURE DEMANDS, THE DRAINAGE
DEPARTMENT SERVICES
WILL IMPLEMENT IN TWO STAGES THE SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS RECOMMENDED IN THE STUDY.
STAGE I WORKS WILL BE MAINLY IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL KOWLOON,
EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING TO
WAN SCREENING PLANT, TRUNK SEWERS AND A PUMPING STATION IN HUNG HOM BAY
INVOLVING CONSTRUCTION RECLAMATION.
OF
KWA
UPON COMPLETION OF THESE WORKS IN 1997, THE SEWAGE FLOW IN WAN SOUTH KOWLOON WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE EXPANDED PLANT AT TO KWA
SYSTEM FOR CENTRALISED TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL THROUGH THE DEEP TUNNEL TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME STAGE I.
SCREENING PLANT WILL THEN BB
EXISTING SOUTH
KOWLOON
THE DECOMMISSIONED.
STAGE II WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CENTRAL AND NORTH KOWLOON AREA, INVOLVING LOCAL SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS,
OF CONSTRUCTION SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND DISPOSAL ADDITIONAL
FOR FACILITIES
THE AIRPORT PROPOSED KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF KAI TAK AFTER ITS RELOCATION,
STEP
THE NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON SEWERAGE FORWARD THIS
CONSULTANCY DEPARTMENT.
FIRM
(MONDAY) AFTERNOON WITH FOR THE STAGE I WORKS BY DRAINAGE SERVICES
PROJECT TOOK THE THE ENGAGEMENT
FIRST OF A
THE FIRM, RUST JRP LIMITED, WILL CARRY OUT DETAILED DESIGN SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE I WORKS.
AND
THE
WORKS COMPLETION IN 1997.
ARE EXPECTED TO START IN PHASES IN
LATE 1994
FOR
THE
AGREEMENT CONSULTANCY
FOR STAGE I WORKS WAS SIGNED DRAINAGE BETWEEN THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT) OF SERVICES, MR TSE HON-SUM, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF RUST JRP LIMITED.
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