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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1985

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JUMBO-SIZED RCV'S TO SERVICE SHA TIN.

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A NEW JUMBO-SIZED REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN SHA TIN BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT'S TRANSPORT MANAGER, MR JOHN HARRISON, SAID IT HAD ORDERED TEN VDK-19S, EACH WITH A MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR

19 CUBIC METRES AND A NET LOAD OF OVER TEN TONNES.

THIS IS NEARLY TWICE THE CAPACITY OF OUR LARGEST EXISTING REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES, THE VDK-15, WHICH HAS A NET LOADING CAPACITY OF JUST UNDER SIX TONNES,+ HE SAID.

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF VDK-198, IT WOULD NOW BE POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE THE COLLECTION OF ALL REFUSE IN SHA TIN IN THE DAY-TIME.

TO AVOID SUBJECTING THESE VDK-19S TO UNNECESSARY WEAR AND TEAR, AND TO DERIVE MAXIMUM SERVICE FROM ITS MANY ADVANCED FEATURES, A SPECIAL DRIVER TRAINING COURSE WAS ORGANISED FOR DRIVERS OF THESE NEW VEHICLES, EACH COSTING $495 000.

THE TEN VDK-19S ON ORDER AND THE 16 +PRESSPACK+ RCV'S WHICH THE DEPARTMENT TOOK DELIVERY OF EARLIER THIS YEAR, WILL REPLACE 28 OLDER MODEL RCV'S.

MR HARRISON SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE MODERNISATION PROGRAMME WOULD MEAN A DECREASE OF THREE RCV'S FROM THE EXISTING FLEET OF 130, THE FLEET'S SERVICE CAPACITY WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED BECAUSE OF THE GREATER MAXIMUM LOADING CAPACITY OF THE NEW MACHINES.

THE PUBLIC CLEANSING SERVICE OF THE RSD NOW CLEARS AN AVERAGE OF 1 000 TONNES OF REFUSE DAILY. IN ADDITION TO THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS, ITS CLEANSING STAFF ALSO SERVICE 1 227 REFUSE BIN SITES AND 5 798 LITTER CONTAINERS.

TENDERS INVITED FOR SERVICE RESERVOIR

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AT THE NORTH OF PO LAM ROAD NEAR MA YAU TONG VILLAGE IN JUNK BAY.

THE RESERVOIR, WITH A CAPACITY OF 90 000 CUBIC METRES, IS PART OF THE PROPOSED PAK KONG TREATMENT WORKS AND WATER TRANSFER FACILITIES PROJECT AND WILL SUPPLY WATER TO JUNK BAY NEW TOWN, EAST KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE:

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