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SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1974

ABERDEEN SEWERAGE SYSTEM TO BE IMPROVED

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A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IS BEING PLANNED TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED NETWORK OF SEVERS AND SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE ABERDEEN SEWERAGE DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES THE SHEK PA! WAN AND WONG CHUK HANG AREAS.

A SITE HAS ALREADY BEEN MARKED OFF OUTSIDE THE WESTERN END OF THE ABERDEEN HARBOUR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH FORMS A PART OF THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM.

WHEN THE WHOLE SCHEME IS COMPLETED, SEWAGE FROM ABERDEEN DISTRICT WILL BE INTERCEPTED BY A TRUNK SEWER AND CONVEYED TO THE TREATMENT PLANT FOR PROPER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.

THE TREATED EFFLUENT WILL BE DISCHARGED THROUGH A SUBMARINE OUTFALL INTO THE MAIN TIDAL STREAM OUTSIDE THE ABERDEEN HARBOUR FOR ADEQUATE DILUTION AND RAPID DISPERSION.

AS AN INITIAL STEP TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, A 3,000-FT. LONG INTERCEPTING SEWER WILL SOON BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE RECLAMATION ADJACENT TO SHEK PAI WAN ROAD.

IT WILL EXTEND FROM THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET TO A POINT JUST OUTSIDE THE BREAKWATER AT THE WESTERN ENTRANCE TO THE ABERDEEN HARBOUR.

TENDERS ARE NOW BEING CALLED FOR THE LAYING OF THE INTERCEPTING SEWER. WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

SURVEYOR RETIRES AFTER 17 YEARS WITH GOVT.

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MR. M.P.W. TRISTRAM, PRINCIPAL RATING AND VALUATION SURVEYOR OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE RETIRING SHORTLY AFTER 17 YEARS WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

TO MARK THE OCCASION, MR. R.A. FRY, COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION, WILL PRESENT A SOUVENIR TO KR. TRISTRAM ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT A DINNER WHICH WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (JULY 305 AT CHINA RESTAURANT, WANCHAI.

MR. TRISTRAM FIRST JOINED THE DEPARTMENT AS A RATING AND VALUATION SURVEYOR IN AUGUST 1957. HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR RATING AND VALUATION SURVEYOR IN 1967 AND WAS ADVANCED TO HIS SUBSTANTIVE POST FOUR YEARS LATER.

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