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FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1983

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RSS TO HOLD DANCE PERFORMANCE EVENING

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MORE THAN 140 DANCERS WILL PARTICIPATE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) NIGHT IN A DANCE PERFORMANCE EVENING AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.

THE EVENT IS THE FIRST EVER ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG DANCE FEDERATION.

A VARIETY OF DANCES INCLUDING CHINESE DANCE, WESTERN DANCE, MODERN DANCE AND BALLET WILL BE STAGED BY 17 DANCE TEAMS STARTING FROM 8 PM.

A SPOKESMAN FOR RSS SAID THE DANCE PERFORMANCE EVENING IS AIMED AT CULTIVATING AN INTEREST IN MUSIC AMONG THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS RAISING THE STANDARD OF DANCING IN HONG KONG.

ADMISSION WILL BE FREE AND THOSE WHO MISSED THE PERFORMANCE MAY WATCH IT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY IN THE JADE NETWORK'S +SPORTS WORLD+, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

CHEUNG CHAU SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS

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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHEUNG CHAU SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS STAGE ONE AND SUBMARINE OUTFALL TO SERVE THE PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY.

ON COMPLETION OF THE WORKS, SEWAGE FROM THE OLD TOWN AND THE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ON CHEUNG CHAU WILL BE TREATED BY SCREENING, GRIT REMOVAL AND SEDIMENTATION PROCESSES BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE SEA THROUGH THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL WHICH WILL PROVIDE BETTER DILUTION AND DISPERSION.

STAGE WORKS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN APRIL AND TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, WILL PROVIDE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR A POPULATION OF 19 000.

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS WILL CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INLET PUMPING STATION, GRIT CHANNELS, PRIMARY SEDIMENTATION TANKS, AEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTORS, BLOWER AND PUMP HOUSE, SLUDGE DRYING BEDS, ANCILLARY STRUCTURĖS, ASSOCIATED PIPEWORKS AND ROADWORKS AND A 300-METRE LONG SUBMARINE OUTFALL.