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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1994
NORTHEAST NT LANDFILL CONTRACT AWARDED
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AWARDED
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то FAR RAST FRENCH WASTE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HAS CONTRACT OF THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL LANDFILL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR SITA, NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT LIMITED AND GUANGDONG ENTERPRISES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED.
SITUATED IN AN UNINHABITED VALLEY NEXT TO WONG MAU HANG SHAN IN TA KWU LING ON THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE LANDFILL IS THE LAST OF THE THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THE LONG-TERM WASTE MANAGEMENT OF HONG KONG,
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THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ROCKEY, SAID: "ITS OPERATION WILL PROVIDE A LARGE-SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY DISPOSAL GROUND FOR MUNICIPAL AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE IN NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF SHUEN WAN LANDFILL IN 1995.
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"STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNIQUES WILL BE USED TO PREVENT LEACHING OF CONTAMINATED WATER INTO THE GROUND WATER, AND LANDFILL GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED TO COLLECT LANDFILL GAS FOR UTILISATION.
"AIR, NOISE AND GROUND WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE LANDFILL AND IN ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED WITH A VIEW ΤΟ ENSURING HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, HE SAID.
SIMILAR TO THE OTHER TWO STRATEGIC LANDFILLS, THIS $2.3 BILLION CONTRACT ADOPTED A DESIGN-BUILD-OPERATE ARRANGEMENT UNDER WHICH THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE LANDFILL AS WELL AS FOR ITS RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE.
THE OVERALL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT WILL BE TAKEN UP BY THE DEPARTMENT WHO WILL ENSURE PROPER DISCHARGE OF THE CONTRACTOR'S DUTIES.
THE LANDFILL WILL BE DESIGNED TO RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 35 MILLION TONNES OF WASTE FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WASTE COLLECTORS AND IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST LOAD OF WASTE IN JULY 1995.
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PAMPHLETS EXPLAIN CHILD CARE CENTRE FEE ASSISTANCE
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHOSE CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN CHILD CARE CENTRES INCLUDING DAY CRECHES AND DAY NURSERIES ARE INVITED то APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
TO HELP THEM APPLY, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED A PAMPHLET ENTITLED "FEE ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR CHILD CARE CENTRES"
/"THIS PAMPHLET