THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1981
CONTRACT TO CLEAN INCINERATOR FLUE GASES
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) SIGNED A $7.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR WORK AND EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN FLUE GASES AT THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATION PLANT.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR G.J. OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, AND MR DIETER VON HANSEMANN OF JEBSEN AND CO.
THE WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING MECHANICAL GAS CLEANING EQUIPMENT, THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF TWO HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORK.
DETAILED DESIGN IS UNDERWAY.
SITE WORK WILL BEGIN IN
JANUARY AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 10 MONTHS.
MR OSBORNE SAID THAT ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS WERE USED FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY CLEANING OF WASTE GASES ON MODERN INCINERATION PLANTS.
HE SAID THAT THE KENNEDY TOWN INSTALLATION WHICH WAS A PILOT SCHEME, WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGINEERS TO EVALUATE THE POSSIBLE APPLICATION OF ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS TO OLDER EXISTING PLANTS.
THIS STUDY WOULD HELP THE GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE WHETHER THE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS WOULD HELP IMPROVE EMISSION STANDARDS AT BOTH KENNEDY TOWN AND LAI CHI KOK INCINERATORS.
MAXICAB SERVICE BETWEEN ABERDEEN AND DEEP WATER BAY
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A NEW RECREATIONAL SUMMER MAXICAB SERVICE WILL BEGIN OPERATING BETWEEN ABERDEEN AND DEEP WATER BAY ON SUNDAY, JULY 19.
THE SERVICE, TO BE KNOWN AS ROUTE NO. 26, WILL OPERATE AT 10-MINUTE INTERVALS BETWEEN 7 AM AND 1.55 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
THE SERVICE FROM ABERDEEN WILL BE ROUTED VIA CHENG TU ROAD, ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, SHOUSON HILL ROAD, SHOUSON HILL ROAD EAST, DEEP WATER BAY ROAD AND ISLAND ROAD.
THE RETURN TRIP FROM DEEP WATER BAY WILL BE VIA ISLAND ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, WU NAM STREET, CHENG TU ROAD AND NAM NING STREET.
A FIXED FARE OF $1.50 WILL BE CHARGED FOR A SINGLE JOURNEY.
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