THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1994
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IN VIEW OF THIS, THE PANEL HAS SUGGESTED THAT SHOULD MONITOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM IN AND REVIEW THE MATTER IN DUE COURSE.
GOVERNMENT SINGAPORE
THE PANEL ALSO CONSIDERED THAT INTRODUCTION OF A SYSTEM OF PRE- REGISTERING BIDDERS SHOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDED AT THIS STAGE BECAUSE IT HAVE NOT COULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BIDDERS BY EXCLUDING THOSE WHO REGISTERED BEFOREHAND.
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MOREOVER, IT WOULD NOT FIND FAVOUR WITH BIDDERS WHO PREFER KEEP THEIR IDENTITIES AND INTENTIONS CONFIDENTIAL PRIOR TO AN AUCTION.
LANDS, MR TONY LEUNG, MS PUT
THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND EASON, TODAY THANKED MEMBERS OF THE PANEL, PROFESSOR C K AUDREY EU AND MR NICK BROOKE FOR THE CONSIDERABLE EFFORT THEY HAD INTO THE REVIEW WHICH HAD BEEN COMPREHENSIVE.
TO FURTHER THEY
"THEY HAVE MADE VERY CONSTRUCTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS IMPROVE OUR LAND DISPOSAL SYSTEM AND AUCTION ARRANGEMENTS WHICH HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED IN GENERAL WORK WELL.
"THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED ALL THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND WILL MR EASON SAID. IMPLEMENT THEM AS SOON AS IT IS PRACTICABLE TO DO SO,"
HIGH PRIORITY PROGRAMME
AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO IMMEDIATE PROBLEM
IN
RESPONSE
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ENQUIRIES,
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SPOKESMAN GOVERNMENT OF THE HIGH PRIORITY EXPLAINED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
QUALITY IN PROGRAMME INDICATED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER VICTORIA HARBOUR IF WORKS WERE COMPLETED IN TIME.
THE
PUBLIC
THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WAS CARRIED OUT IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT'S STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR SUCH A STUDY BEFORE ANY WORKS PROJECT MIGHT COMMENCE.
MAIN ISLAND PROCESS
UNDER THE HIGH PRIORITY PROGRAMME, ALL WASTEWATER IN THE AREAS WOULD BE COLLECTED AND CHANNELLED TO STONECUTTERS IT WILL GO THROUGH A CHEMICALLY ENHANCED SEDIMENTATION BEFORE DISCHARGE INTO THE WESTERN HARBOUR,
URBAN WHERE
WOULD THIS TREATMENT PROCESS, WHEN COMMISSIONED IN EARLY 1997,
REMOVING OVER 95% OF BACTERIAL HELP CURTAIL HARBOUR POLLUTION BY 70%:
SOLIDS, POLLUTION (MEASURED BY E. COLI COUNTS), UP TO 80% OF SUSPENDED
POLLUTION (MEASURED BY 70% OF TOXIC METALS AND 65% OF THE ORGANIC BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND).
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EUROPE.
THE TREATMENT PROCESS TO BE PROVIDED AT STONECUTTERS ISLAND COMMONLY ADOPTED BY MODERN CITIES IN THE STATES AND NORTHERN IT WOULD NOT PRE-EMPT ANY LONG-TERM SEWAGE DISPOSAL OPTIONS.
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THE STRATEGIC SEWAGE THE OCEANIC OUTFALL AS PROPOSED UNDER DISPOSAL SCHEME OR OTHER SECONDARY TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES ALL NEED BE BUILT ON THIS FOUNDATION TREATMENT PROCESS.
/THE SPOKESMAN