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Scavenging.
172. Scavenging is carried out departmentally. There are twenty-one refuse lorries in use, thirteen being for Hong Kong and eight for Kowloon. 392 tons of refuse was collected daily and removed to the various refuse depots. The bulk of the refuse was ultimately disposed of by dumping in the sea at a distance from the city and in such a situation where the currents run in a direction away from the island. Some of the refuse from Kowloon was used to reclaim low-lying land near the sea-shore.
Conservancy and Sewerage Disposal.
173. The collection and disposal of night-soil in the Colony is carried out partly by the bucket system and partly by water carriage. With regard to the bucket system, arrangements are made with a contractor for the removal and disposal of excrement under conditions laid down by the Sanitary Board.
174. The excrement is removed by night from the latrines to a special fleet of junks which convey it up river to China where it is utilised as manure for the mulberry trees on which the silk worms feed.
175. Owing to the limitations of the water supply on the Island and the need for economy in the matter of consumption, it is necessary to restrict the number of water closets served by the public mains.
176. Where a sufficiency of water can be obtained from other sources, such as wells or streams, and the conditions otherwise are suitable, water closets are allowed. With regard to effluents, some enter the public sewers direct, some pass to biological tank systems to be treated before final discharge.
Drainage.
177. Drainage both surface and subsoil is controlled by the Public Works Department. $576,200 was entered in the 1933 Estimates for a programme which included drainage, training of nullahs and sewerage. $120,000, which includes costs of resumption, was provided for anti-malaria works.
Water Supplies.
178. The water supplies of Hong Kong and Kowloon are in charge of the Water Works Branch of the Public Works Department.
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Scavenging.
172. Scavenging is carried out departmentally. There are twenty-one refuse lorries in use, thirteen being for Hong Kong and eight for Kowloon. 392 tons of refuse was collected daily and removed to the various refuse depots. The bulk of the refuse was ultimately disposed of by dumping in the sea at a distance from the city and in such a situation where the currents run in a direction away from the island. Some of the refuse from Kowloon was used to reclaim low-lying land near the sea- shore.
Conservancy and Sewerage Disposal.
173. The collection and disposal of night-soil in the Colony is carried out partly by the bucket system and partly by water carriage. With regard to the bucket system arrangements are made with a contractor for the removal and disposal of excre- ment under conditions laid down by the Sanitary Board.
174. The excrement is removed by night from the latrines to a special fleet of junks which convey it up river to China where it is utilised as manure for the mulberry trees on which the silk worms feed.
175. Owing to the limitations of the water supply on the Island and the need for economy in the matter of consumption, it is necessary to restrict the number of water closets served by the public mains.
176. Where a sufficiency of water can be obtained from other sources, such as wells or streams, and the conditions otherwise are suitable, water closets are allowed. With
With regard to effluents, some enter the public sewers direct, some pass to biological tank systems to be treated before final discharge.
Drainage.
177. Drainage both surface and subsoil is controlled by the Public Works Department. $576,200 was entered in the 1933 Estimates for a programme which included drainage, training of nullahs and sewerage. $120,000, which includes costs of re- sumption, was provided for anti-malaria works.
Water Supplies.
178: The water supplies of Hong Kong and Kowloon are in charge of the Water Works Branch of the Public Works De- partment.
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