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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1977

PLANS WERE IN HAND FOR BUILDING A SECOND PULVERISING AND COMPOSTING PLANT TO BE LOCATED AT SHA TIN.

HE SAID ONE OF THE BIG ADVANTAGES OF THE COMPOSTING PROCESS WHICH BASICALLY INVOLVES THE BREAKING DOWN OF SOLID WASTES INTO

-- WAS THAT IT HYGIENICALLY SAFE, INERT AND INOFFENSIVE MATERIALS DID NOT CAUSE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION.

+ANOTHER ADVANTAGE IS THAT THE SOLID WASTE IS REDUCED TO ABOUT ONE-FOURTH ITS ORIGINAL VOLUME, WHICH MAKES TRANSPORTATION TO MAINLAND FILL AREAS THAT MUCH EASIER, HE SAID.

THE NEW PLANT WAS DESIGNED TO ACCEPT DOMESTIC, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE, INCLUDING BULKY REFUSE.

HE SAID THE COMPOST PRODUCED WOULD BASICALLY BE DISPOSED OF AS LAND FILL BUT SOME MIGHT BE USED AS TOP SOIL FOR RESTORING BORROW AREAS AND QUARRIES AND FOR TURF ING.

NOTE TO EDITORS =

SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS TO ATTEND PING PONG COMPETITION

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WILL ATTEND THE THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. F.K. LI TABLE TENNIS OPEN COMPETITION TO BE HELD AT CHEUNG SHA WAN INDOOR GAMES HALL ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 21) EVENING.

OVER 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION AS A SUMMER PROGRAMME FOR THE UNDER 20S. THE COMPETITION WILL LAST ABOUT A MONTH.

MR. LI WILL BE MET ON ARRIVAL BY MR. H.M.A. BRISTOW DEPUTY DIRECTOR (OPERATION), URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE ASSISTANT STAFF OFFICER (RECREATION PROMOTION), MRS. HANNY YEUNG.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE OCCASION. MR. LI WILL ARRIVE AT CHEUNG SHA WAN INDOOR GAMES HALL AT 6 P.M.

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