TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1983
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PUMPING STATION CONTRACT SIGNED
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT TO AOKI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INLET PUMPING STATION FOR THE FUTURE EXTENSION OF THE TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.
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THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $21.5 MILLION, WAS SIGNED BY MR CHARLES TAYLOR, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TAI PO AND FANLING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND MR SUNAO HORII OF THE COMPANY.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT COMPRISES THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS FOR THE INLET PUMPING STATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE CULVERT.
THE WORK, FORMING PART OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, WILL TAKE ABOUT 13 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TENDERS FOR THE MAIN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CONTRACT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE TREATMENT WORKS WILL BE INVITED LATER THIS YEAR.
THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUMP HOUSES, PRIMARY AND FINAL SETTLEMENT TANKS, AERATION TANKS, THICKENING AND DIGESTION TANKS, AND ANCILLARY STRUCTURES AND ASSOCIATED PIPEWORKS AND ROADWORKS.
MR TAYLOR SAID THAT THE EXTENSION WOULD PROVIDE FULL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR DOMESTIC AND TRADE WASTES FROM TAI PO NEW TOWN.
WORK ON THE EXTENSION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF 1986.
EXTRA-MURAL COURSES FOR TEACHERS
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TEACHERS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN ANY OF THE 44 COURSES TO BE ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
THESE COURSES INCLUDE ADVANCED LEVEL ECONOMICS FOR SIXTH FORM TEACHERS, COPING WITH THE BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND COUNSELLING SPECIFICS FOR WORKERS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS.
TEACHERS WISHING TO ATTEND ANY OF THE COURSES SHOULD APPLY DIRECT TO THE DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AT POKFULAM ROAD, OR THE EXTRA-MURAL TOWN CENTRE AT WING ON CENTRE, B/F, 111 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COURSES CAN BE MADE BY PHONING
NO. 5-4097307 OR 5-450021.
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