XN000022-1982-02-28 — Page 8

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1982

NEW EFFORT FOR CLEANER CHEUNG CHAU

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TONS OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE ON CHEUNG CHAU ARE NOW BEING MOVED CUT BY BARGE TO THE KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE ISLAND.

+THE ISLAND CAN BECOME A SMOKE-FREE AREA IF THE NEW STEPS BEING TAKEN ARE SUCCESSFUL, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

THE JOB OF MOVING BY BARGE HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLD REFUSE ON CHEUNG CHAU TO A TRANSFER STATION IN TSING YI, AND FROM THERE BY LORRY FOR INCINERATION AT THE KWAI CHUNG PLANT STARTED LAST MONTH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE DAILY OUTPUT OF RUBBISH ON CHEUNG CHAU IS ABOUT 11 TONNES.

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE NTSD HAS RELIED ON A SMALL RURAL TYPE OF INCINERATOR ON THE ISLAND TO BURN ALL OF THE REFUSE.

+WITH 40 000 RESIDENTS ON THE ISLAND, WE HAVE REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE MUST IMPROVE ON OUR TECHNIQUES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE REMOVAL BY BARGES HELPS TO CUT-OUT SMOKE POLLUTION ON THE ISLAND.

+BUT IT IS LABOUR INTENSIVE AND COUPLED WITH HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS, IT BECOMES AN EXPENSIVE OPERATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,

TO SAVE ON COSTS, THE NTSD WILL THEREFORE BE LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT TO HELP STREAMLINE THE HANDLING AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDING PULVERISATION, SHREDDING, BALING COMPACTION AND CONTAINERISATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PILOT SCHEME ON CHEUNG CHAU WILL ENABLE US TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR WASTE DISPOSAL FOR THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.

+WHATEVER APPROACH WE DECIDE TO ADOPT WILL PROBABLY BE A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS DISPOSAL METHODS, SO THAT OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY CAN BE MAINTAINED AND THERE IS NOT TOO GREAT A RELIANCE ON ANY SINGLE SYSTEM, HE SAID.

SHA TIN ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN CLOSES

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SOME 1 000 RESIDENTS OF SHA TIN DISTRICT WERE THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING TREATED TO A TWO-HOUR POP CONCERT IN THE CARITAS MARDEN HALL, SHA TIN.

THE CONCERT MARKED THE END OF THE INTENSIVE THREE-WEEK ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE AND THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS.

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