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Tuesday, March 20, 1973
CCI PUTERISED STUDY OF REFUSE COLLECTING SERVICES
To Further Increase Efficiency In Rubbish Collection And Disposal
A computerised study is being made into the refuse collecting
services of the Urban Services Department to determine the future
development of refuse collection and disposal in Hong Kong.
Preliminary data on available resources and methods of
operation are now being collected by a team of Australian consultants,
who are expected to submit a report within two months.
The information gathered will be processed by computer and used
to predict as near as possible, the probable vehicle requirements in
the new financial year.
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At the same time, forecasts based on present trends
will also be provided of the provisional requirements for each year up
to 1978.
The Director of Urban Services will be supplied with a forecasting
and planning model with which to update the provisional forecasts each year.
At present, estimates of vehicle requirements are based on
past experience and the expected growth in the quantity of refuse.
However, a spokesman for the Urban Services Department said
that this method was no longer practicable in view of the increasing
volume of refuse collected daily,
The survey," he added, "will give us a better defined plan for
maximising the use of our existing fleet and an accurate system for
estimating the additional vehicles required to meet increasing needs."
The department's cleansing fleet presently comprises 626
vehicles, of which 413 are refuse collecting vehicles.
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