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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1986

+ HONG KONG'S IMAGE AS A LEADING PORT OF REGISTRY AND ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRANSHIPMENT PORTS IN THE WORLD WILL BE DAMAGED IF A SHIP FROM HONG KONG IS HELD UP, QUITE APART FROM THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES.+

DESCRIBING THE PROPOSED PLANT, MR STOKOE SAID IT WOULD BE AN INTEGRATED FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH VARIOUS TREATMENT UNITS.

IT WOULD TREAT AQUEOUS WASTE, SUCH AS BY NEUTRALISING ACIDS AND ALKALIS, AND REMOVE TOXIC METAL FROM THE SOLUTION AS SLUDGE,

IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE HIGH TEMPERATURE INCINERATION OF ORGANIC WASTE SUCH AS PAINT AND PESTICIDE MATERIAL, TREATMENT OF OILY WASTE TO RECOVER THE OIL AND AN OPTIONAL SOLVENT RECOVERY PROCESS TO REGENERATE SPENT SOLVENT.

THE END PRODUCT OF THE TREATED WASTE WOULD SIMPLY BE WATER VAPOUR AND CARBON DIOXIDE, BOTH NORMAL COMPONENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE,

MR STOKOE SAID THE SAFETY RECORD OF THESE PLANTS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WAS GOOD AND THERE HAD BEEN NO INCIDENTS RESULTING IN RISKS EXTENDING OUTSIDE THEIR BOUNDARIES.

+WITHIN THE PLANT, AS WITH ALL INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS, RISK EXISTS BUT APPROPRIATE CONTROL AND SAFETY MEASURES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE DETAILED DESIGN AND OPERATION.+

SHOULD THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED, IT WAS INTENDED THAT THE PLANT WOULD BE MANAGED AND OPERATED BY A FIRM THAT WAS EXPERIENCED IN WASTE DISPOSAL. THE FIRM WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TRAIN LOCAL PEOPLE IN MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

THE PLANT WOULD RECEIVE CHEMICAL WASTE TRANSPORTED BY LAND OR SEA.

THE VEHICLES OR BARGES CARRYING THE WASTE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH STRINGENT LICENCE CONDITIONS.

DB MEMBERS LEAVE ON STUDY TOUR

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TEN EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS LEFT HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR A NINE-DAY STUDY TOUR OF SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA.

THE PARTY, LED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR SHUM CHO1-SAN, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WILL VISIT SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO SEE THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WORK IN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

/DURING THEIR