XN000022-1977-10-11 — Page 6

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1977

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CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE OUTFALLS IN TUEN MUN

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WORK WILL BEGIN LATE NEXT MONTH ON SUBMARINE SEWAGE OUTFALLS AT PILLAR POINT TO COPE WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS IN TUEN MUN.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK, WHICH FORMS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF THE LAYING OF A 900-METRE LONG TWIN PIPE IN THE SEABED AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS ON LAND.

MR. CHAN YAN, P.W.D.'S CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION, SAID THE PROJECT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

+ON COMPLETION, SEWAGE FROM THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN CAN BE CONVEYED INTO DEEPER WATER FOR BETTER DILUTION AND DISPERSION AFTER UNDERGOING TREATMENT AT THE PROPOSED PILLAR POINT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.+

MEANWHILE, WORK IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

THE PROJECT, COSTING $16 MILLION, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 6,000 METRES OF SEWERAGE PIPES WITHIN THE NEW TOWN.

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