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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1979

+ALL ENTRIES MUST REACH THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, ROOM 312, THIRD FLOOR, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 5, NEXT YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULT OF THE COMPETITION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID.

HK'S FIRST JOGGING TRACK PROVES POPULAR

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HONG KONG'S FIRST JOGGING TRACK IN VICTORIA PARK HAS PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR.

+SINCE ITS COMPLETION AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH, IT HAS ATTRACTED A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INDULGING IN THIS FORM OF EXERCISE TO THE PARK, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE TRACK, BUILT BY PWD'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, IS 630 METRES LONG AND 1.5 MÉTRES WIDE. IT ALSO HAS DISTANCE MARKERS PAINTED ON THE SURFACE AT 100-METRE INTERVALS.

THE PROJECT WAS FINANCED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.

EQUIPMENT FOR SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT FOR STAGE I OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN PERMANENT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD OF FOUR MAIN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT.

+THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED TO MONITOR THE SEWAGE AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE TREATMENT PROCESSES TO ENSURE THAT THE WATER FINALLY DISCHARGED INTO TOLO HARBOUR IS OF AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

+SINCE PART OF THE PROJECT IS BEING FINANCED BY THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS FROM MANUFACTURERS IN ADB MEMBER COUNTRIES, HE SAID.

WHEN COMPLETED IN 1981, THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WILL SERVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 230 000 IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

AT PRESENT, SEWAGE FROM SHA TIN IS BEING TREATED AT THE TEMPORARY AND INTERIM SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY WATSON (HONG KONG) CONSULTING ENGINEERS UNDER THE OVERALL SUPERVISION OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF PWD'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE.

THE COMPANY IS ALSO SUPERVISING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT.

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