SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1985
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WOOD CHIPPERS SOLVE PROBLEMS OF FALLEN TREES
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WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF TWO WOOD CHIPPING MACHINES, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS NOW ABLE TO DISPOSE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF UPROOTED TREES AND FALLEN BRANCHES ON SITE WITHIN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD.
THE WOOD CHIPPERS, AT A COST OF $150 000 EACH, WERE RECENTLY IMPORTED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HAVE ALREADY GONE INTO OPERATION, ONE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND ONE IN KOWLOON.
ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF OFFICER (HORTICULTURE), MR LAWRENCE Y.K. CHEUNG, THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE IS TO CONVERT TREE TRUNKS AND BRANCHES INTO WOOD CHIPS, WHICH CAN THEN BE RE-CYCLED AS MULCHES TO PROTECT THE SOIL AND THE ROOTS OF GROWING PLANTS.
+THE CHIPPING MACHINES ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL DURING TYPHOONS WHEN MANY BRANCHES ARE RIPPED AWAY AND TREES UPROOTED BY SWIRLING WINDS,+ HE SAID.
+ IN THE PAST, THE CLEARANCE OF FALLEN TIMBER CAUSED
IT TOOK MANY JOURNEYS TO PROBLEMS AFTER ANY SERIOUS STORMS. TRANSPORT BRANCHES TO CONTROLLED TIPS FOR DISPOSAL BECAUSE THEY TOOK UP A LOT OF SPACE.
+HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WILL NOW BE MUCH REDUCED AS THE WOOD CHIPPING MACHINE CAN BE TOWED TO THE SCENE TO CONVERT FALLEN BRANCHES INTO SMALL CHIPS WITHIN MINUTES, SO THAT THEY CAN BE EASILY TRANSPORTED AWAY FOR DISPOSAL.+
TO CITE AN EXAMPLE, MR CHEUNG SAID FIVE LORRY LOADS OF TREE BRANCHES CAN BE REDUCED TO ONLY ONE LOAD IF THE BRANCHES ARE FIRST CONVERTED INTO WOOD CHIPS,
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OPEN AREAS FOR KWUN TONG, CHAI WAN
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A LOCAL OPEN SPACE OF ABOUT 9 200 SQUARE METRES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT SHUN LEE TSUEN ROAD, KWUN TONG.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE PROVISION OF: PLANT AREAS AT THE SI TE WHICH IS SPREAD ACROSS THREE PLOTS OF LAND SEPARATED BY SHUN LEE TSUEN ROAD AND NEW CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD.
ON COMPLETION. THE THREE PLOTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH GRANITE-FACED PLANTERS FOR VISUAL AMENITY PURPOSE.
/WORK IS
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