MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1934
LAST PHASE OF CONTROLLED TIP IN TUEN MUN
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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS TO CONSTRUCT THE FINAL EARTH COVER FOR THE SIU LANG SHUI CONTROLLED TIP OFF LUNG MUN ROAD, TUEN MUN.
THE PROJECT, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ASSOCIATED STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM, FORMS THE LAST PHASE OF THE CONTROLLED TIP.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH (OCTOBER) AND TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
ON COMPLETION, ABOUT 1.6 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACE CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RECREATIONAL AND AMENITY USE.
IN THE FIRST PHASE
A ROADWAY FROM PILLAR POINT TO SIU LANG SHUI WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN MARCH 1976 AND NOVEMBER 1977.
WORK IN THE SECOND PHASE, COMPRISING SITE PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD, STARTED IN MAY 1978 AND WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY 1980.
IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH PHASES, FILLING OF THE CONTROLLED TIP BY THE SANITARY LANDFILL METHOD CONTINUED WITH THE ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.
SANITARY LANDFILL CONSISTS OF THE SPREADING OF REFUSE IN LAYERS, COVERING EACH LAYER WITH EARTH AS TIPPING PROCEEDS AND SEALING OFF ALL WORKING FACES AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH DAY'S WORK TO PREVENT NOXIOUS SMELL, CONTROL VERMIN AND ELIMINATE HEALTH AND FIRE HAZARDS.
SEMINARS FOR TEACHERS * * *
TWO SEMINARS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR TEACHERS OF CHEMISTRY AND OF ENGLISH.
ONE, FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHERS WILL BE TO INTRODUCE THE TEACHER ASSESSMENT SCHEME FOR PRACTICAL ADVANCED LEVEL CHEMISTRY.
THE FIRST SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 29, WITH FOUR OTHER SIMILAR ONES FOLLOWING IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, AT BUILDING B. UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
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