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Wednesday, October 3, 1973

"LAP SAP" DUMP TO BE TURNED INTO RECREATIONAL AREA

Controlled tipping of refuse at Ngau Tan Mei in Yuen Long by

systematic disposal of refuse without causing pollution hazard will begin

shortly.

A spokesman for the Public Works Department said today that after

the tip was closed, some 5.5 acres of new land would have been formed for

development as open space for recreational use.

Referring to the formation works, the spokesman said it would be

carried out by sanitary and inoffensive methods.

"Controlled tipping consists essentially of the spreading and

compaction of refuge in layers," he explained.

"Each layer will be covered with inert material as tipping pro-

ceeds to seal off all working faces daily at the dump to obviate noxious

smells and to facilitate the control of vermin and to eliminate health as

well as fire hazards,'

Covering material such as earth will be obatined from adjacent

areas which will be excavated to form platforms.

Construction of access roads to the tip, drainage, and protective

works required for the systematic disposal of refuse will begin in December

and is expected to be completed by the end of next year.

The project has been designed by the Development and Airport

Division of the Civil Engineering Office, Public Works Department.

Construction works will also be supervised by the Division.

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