TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1985
ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS AGO, WILL BE SURVEYED AGAIN TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN.
AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THE IR COOPERATION.
ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS, EACH CARRYING AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.
NEW SEWAGE PUMPING STATION FOR MA ON SHAN
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CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORK HAS STARTED ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE MA ON SHAN SEWAGE PUMPING STATION, FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF THE $39 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST STAGE WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PUMPING SEWAGE FROM THE NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR 150 000 PEOPLE AT MA.ON. SHAN, TO THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS. IT IS PART OF AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO CONTROL POLLUTION IN THE NEW TOWNS.
THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY PUMPING STATION, ABOUT 2.7 KILOMETRES OF PRESSURE PIPELINES BETWEEN MA ON SHAN AND THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, A PIPE BRIDGE ACROSS SHING MUN RIVER, ASSOCIATED ROADS AND OTHER WORKS.
THE PIPE BRIDGE WILL INCLUDE A FOOTPATH AND CYCLEWAY FORMING AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONNECTING SHA TIN, MA ON SHAN AND TAI PO.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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