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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1985

TWO MORE SQUASH COURTS FOR KWAI CHUNG

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TWO NEWLY-COMPLETED. AIR-CONDITIONED SQUASH COURTS WILL BE OPENED IN KWAI CHUNG ON MONDAY (MARCH 4).

THEY ARE THE SECOND EXTENSION TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SQUASH COURTS, ADJACENT TO THE KWAI SHING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, AND BRING THE NUMBER OF SQUASH COURTS THERE TO SIX.

THE EXTENSION WORK COST $800 000, ALL PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID SQUASH WAS BECOMING MORE POPULAR AMONG YOUNGSTERS IN KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT, AND THE EXISTING FOUR COURTS AT THE COMPLEX WERE ALWAYS FULLY USED DURING THE DAY.

THE TWO NEW COURTS WERE A VERY WELCOME ADDITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

MODULAR INCINERATOR FOR MUI WO

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A MODULAR INCINERATOR FOR THE DISPOSAL OF COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATERIAL ON LANTAU ISLAND IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT MUI WO AS PART OF THE TOWNSHIP'S CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT.

IT WILL REPLACE MOST OF THE EXISTING 18 OBSOLETE VILLAGE INCINERATORS ON THE ISLAND WHICH ARE CONSIDERED INEFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY UNDESIRABLE.

THE ALL-PURPOSE INCINERATOR IS CAPABLE OF COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF MOST TYPES OF WASTE AND OF MEETING HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS.

ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THE PLANT IS THAT ITS CAPACITY CAN BE INCREASED BY INSTALLING ADDITIONAL MODULES.

THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE FIRST STAGE IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE INCINERATOR WHICH WILL SERVE THE REQUIREMENTS OF MUI WO AND SOUTH LANTAU.

WORK ON STAGE IS EXPECTED TO START IN APRIL AND TAKE 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. IT WILL INCLUDE FOUNDATION WORK, ERECTING ONE MODULAR UNIT, A CONCRETE REFUSE RECEPTION SHED, AN OFFICE AND WORKSHOP, A LOADING MACHINE, OIL STORAGE FACILITIES, STAFF QUARTERS AND BASIC ANCILLARY FACILITIES.

DEPENDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST STAGE, STAGE | WILL CONSIST OF SETTING UP A SECOND MODULAR UNIT, THE PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL OIL STORAGE TANK AND THE PAVING OF MOST OF THE AREA.

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