XN000022-1978-09-01 — Page 9

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1978

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PUMPING STATION FOR SEWAGE SCHEME IN HUNG HOM

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION AT WINSLOW STREET, HUNG HOM.

THE WORK, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES THE LAYING OF ASSOCIATED SEWERS, IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

MR. CHAN YAN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, SAID: THE PUMPING STATION AND THE ASSOCIATED SEWERS ARE PART OF THE SEWAGE SCHEME FOR CONVEYING SEWAGE FROM HUNG HOM AREA TO THE SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT NEAR NEW WORLD CENTRE.

+THE SEWAGE WILL THEN BE SCREENED AND DISCHARGED TO THE HARBOUR THROUGH AN EXISTING SUBMARINE OUTFALL SO THAT THE SEWAGE WILL BE EFFECTIVELY DILUTED AND DISPERSED BY SEAWATER.+

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION TOGETHER WITH AN OFFICE, WORKSHOP AND BARRACKS ACCOMMODATION.

ABOUT 150 METRES OF SEWERS WITH DIAMETERS RANGING FROM E30 MM TO 1,050 MM WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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