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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1975

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HE STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PLANT WOULD FUNCTION PRIMARILY AS A WASTE DISPOSAL UNIT AND THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOST WOULD ONLY BE SECONDARY.

+ THE NEW FACILITY WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL ASSET IN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ON HONG KONG ISLAND ESPECIALLY SINCE THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR IS ALREADY WORKING TO CAPACITY, THE

POKESMAN SAID.

AT PRESENT, SOME 760 TONNES OF RUBBISH ARE COLLECTED EACH DAY ON THE ISLAND. OF THIS, 520 TONNES ARE BURNT AT THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR PLANT WHILE THE REST IS DUMPED AS FILL MATERIAL AT THE GIN DRINKER'S BAY CONTROLLED TIP.

+HOWEVER, ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THE AMOUNT OF SURPLUS REFUSE WILL INCREASE IN THE YEARS AHEAD AND MEANS MUST BE FOUND OF COPING WITH IT.

+ THE NEED FOR FURTHER AND DETTER REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITIES HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNISED AND THE PULVERISING AND COMPOSTING PLANT IS ONE OF THESE,+ HE SAID.

OCEAN PARK VISIT ARRANGED FOR RETARDED CHILDREN

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ABOUT 100 CHILDREN AND STAFF OF THE KAI CHI CHILDREN'S

CENTRE WILL SPEND A FUN-FILLED AFTERNOON NEXT TUESDAY (DECEMBER 16) AT THE OCEAN PARK IN WONG CHUK HANG..

KAI CHI CHILDREN'S CENTRE IS A REHABILITATION INSTITUTION FOR THE MENTALLY-RETARDED.

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THE VISIT, WHICH STARTS AT 3 P.M. WILL INCLUDE A SHOW BY THE SEA LIONS NOW UNDERGOING TRAINING.

MR. KWOK CHEUNG, THE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER OF OCEAN PARK, OFFERS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THE CHILDREN AS A GOODWILL GESTURE TO THE LESS FORTUNATE IN THE COMING FESTIVE SEASON.

THE VISIT ON TUESDAY IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OFFERED TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF VARIOUS REHABILITATION CENTRES AND INSTITUTIONS RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

VISITS WILL BE ARRANGED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY UNTIL JANUARY 21 NEXT YEAR.

NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE VISIT ON TUESDAY.

TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT ON 4TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, BEFORE 2.30 P.M.

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