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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1982

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CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION AND KAIFONG LEADERS

VISIT INCINERATION PLANT

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MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION AND TUEN MUN KAIFONG LEADERS TODAY (SATURDAY) VISITED THE KWAI CHUNG INCINERATION PLANT.

THE DELEGATION WAS BRIEFED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR GRAHAM OSBORNE, DURING THEIR TOUR OF THE INCINERATOR.

THE PLANT, COMMISSIONED IN 1978, IS THE FIRST IN HONG KONG TO BE FITTED WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY DEVICES KNOWN AS ELECTROSTATIC DUST PRECIPITATORS AND IS HONG KONG'S MOST EFFICIENT MEANS OF WASTE DISPOSAL.

THESE DEVICES HELP REMOVE MOST OF THE DUST FROM THE FLUE GAS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE. THEREFORE, EMISSION FROM THE CHIMNEY IS CLEAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS PROTECTED.

MR OSBORNE TOLD THE VISITORS THAT THE KWAI CHUNG PLANT, WITH A DAILY CAPACITY OF 1 200 TONNES, WAS HANDLING ABOUT 850 TONNES OF REFUSE A DAY.

THE VISITORS SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE PLANT AS THE COVERNMENT HAS PLANS TO BUILD ANOTHER INCINERATOR IN WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES.

GRAVE VISITORS URGED TO KEEP COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN

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PEOPLE GOING TO CEMETERIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL ARE URGED TO KEEP THE GRAVEYARD AND COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN AND TIDY.

THEY ARE ALSO ADVISED TO BURN JOSS-PAPER AND JOSS-STICKS IN METAL CONTAINERS TO PREVENT FIRE OUTBREAKS.

+LITTERING COULD BRING A FINE OF $5 000 TO AN OFFENDER,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HE WARNED THAT ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST LITTERBUGS WILL BE STEPPED UP DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD AND ADVISED THOSE VISITING CEMETERIES AND PRIVATE GRAVE SITES TO HELP KEEP THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN BY BRINGING ALONG PLASTIC BAGS TO KEEP THE IR LITTER AND MAKING USE OF REFUSE BINS OR REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS IN NEARBY AREAS.

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