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SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1979

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SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FOR TUEN MUN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS IN TUEN MUN TO COPE WITH THE NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE POPULATION GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE IN THE NEW TOWN,

AN $11 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT, THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PILLAR POINT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, WAS SIGNED YESTERDAY (FRIDAY).

MR. WONG WAN-MING, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE PWD'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MR. TAI SHUI TING FOR CHUI HING CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., THE CONTRACTOR.

MR. WONG SAID THAT CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK WOULD START NEXT WEEK AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

HE ADDED THAT THIS CONTRACT INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION, SCREEN CHAMBERS, GRIT REMOVAL TANKS, SUPERSTRUCTURES TO HOUSE THE SCREENINGS PRESS, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND ANCILLIARY DRAINAGE AND ROADWORK.

THE CONTRACT IS THE FIFTH AND FINAL ONE FOR THIS STAGE OF THE TREATMENT WORKS.

MR. WONG SAID THE PLANT AIMS TO SERVE THE EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN TUEN MUN AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING SEWAGE FLOW FROM AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 530,000.+

ON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, SEWAGE FROM THE NEW TOWN WILL BE GIVEN PRELIMINARY TREATMENT THROUGH FINE SCREENS AND GRIT REMOVAL DEVICE BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED THROUGH A SUBMARINE PIPE INTO DEEP WATER FOR DILUTION AND SATISFACTORY DISPERSION.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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