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MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1980

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CONSOLATION PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE NEXT SEVEN

ALL SWIMMERS WHO FINISH THE RACE WITHIN 90 MINUTES

COMPETITORS.

WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATES.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION, THE RURAL COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OFFICES IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.

ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED TOGETHER WITH THE $8 ENTRY FEE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 27.

LAST YEAR, THE EVENT DREW 324 PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEN'S SECTION AND 58 IN WOMEN'S SECTION. THE WINNERS WERE MR CHEUNG WAN-CHI AND MISS LAI WAT WHO FINISHED IN 37 MINUTES 13.5 SECONDS AND 42 MINUTES 41.7 SECONDS RESPECTIVELY.

SOME 500 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED THIS YEAR.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONING 0-6577111 (EXT. 257).

STORMWATER DRAINS AND TRUNK SEWERS FOR CHAI WAN ****

THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STORMWATER DRAINS AND TRUNK SEWERS IN CHAI WAN RECLAMATION.

THE WORKS WILL COMPRISE THE LAYING OF 1 400 METRES OF CONCRETE PIPES FROM 450 MM TO 2 100 MM IN DIAMETER AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 545 METRES OF BOX CULVERTS OF VARIOUS SIZES.

ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT, THE PROJECT IS

DESIGNED TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT IN CHAI WAN.

+ON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, SEWAGE IN THE AREA WILL BE DIRECTED THROUGH THE TRUNK SEWER TO A PROPOSED SCREENING PLANT IN SUN YIP STREET FOR TREATMENT BEFORE IT IS DISCHARGED INTO THE SEA, THUS IMPROVING THE GENERAL QUALITY OF RECEIVING WATERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE STORMWATER DRAINS WILL EXTEND THE EXISTING SYSTEM FROM THE OUTFALL AT THE OLD SEAWALL THROUGH THE RECLAMATION TO THE OUTFALL AT THE NEW SEAWALL.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 16 MONTHS.

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THE PROJECT DELIGNED BY THE PLANNING (LIQUID AND SOLID WASTES) DI 13:29 CF T. TAG NEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.