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Thursday, February 7, 1974

BETTER LAP SAP COLLECTION SERVICE IN ESTATES

The Housing Department has earmarked $1.8 million to improve

the refuse storage and collection system in a number of the earlier public

housing estates.

The project forms part of the department's ambitious programme of bringing about a better living environment for tenants in the estates.

The $1.8 million will be spent on the construction of more

covered refuse collection points, the introduction of a new refuse collection method, known as the "pakamatic system", and the provision of a free door-

to-door refuse collection service.

Fourteen refuse collection points are now under construction in

11 estates, including the two most populous estates at Tsz Wan Shan and Wong Tai Sin, at a cost of more than 3850,000.

These collection points, built of concrete and corrugated iron, will climinate the sanitary nuisance associated with the storage of refuso,

By employing the "pakamatic system" refuse can be tipped mechanically

Apart from labour-saving from specially designed bins into collection vans.

it will reduce the nauseous smell during conveyance.

The existing refuse rooms in the estates will have to be slightly

converted in order that the pakamatic system can be adopted.

The work will cost about $400,000.

Other improvement works costing another $500,000 include the provision

of more refuse rooms and construction of junk collection points.

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