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Wednesday, August 16, 1972

POLLUTION BOOM MENENTS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS

A modified oil boom, used in an experiment to protect beaches from

pollution by refuse as well as oil, has had only limited success.

The Acting Director of Urban Services, the Hon. A.P. Richardson,

said in the Legislative Council today that the boom itself had not proved

to be high enough and the net below had been damaged on several occasions.

He said it was too soon to give an opinion on the durability of the

boom under Hong Kong's conditions.

In the meantime, the department was seeking information about a

variety of different booms from known suppliers and beach authorities in other

parts of the world to determine which type was best suited to the needs of

Hong Kong.

"On the one hand we need fairly sturdy booms to prevent the flow of

refuse, while on the other we need booms which can be readily removed with the

approach of typhoon," Mr. Richardson explained.

He was replying to a question by the Hon. Wilfred Wong.

WATER INTERRUPTION

Water supply to the So Uk Estate in Sham Shui Po will be interrupted

for five hours from 1 a.. to 6 a.m. on Friday, August 18.

The temporary stoppage is to enable the Water Works Office to carry

out a leakage test in the area.

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