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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1987

+ONCE THE TREATMENT PLANT IS APPROVED AND CONSTRUCTED, THE FACTORY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AND OUR DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT ROUTINE TESTS TO MONITOR THE QUALITY OF THE EFFLUENT DISCHARGED.

+WHERE FACTORIES WHICH ARE BREACHING DRAINAGE CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS, THEY ALSO NEED TO APPOINT AUTHORISED PERSONS

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AND OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE BUILDING AUTHORITY FOR ANY ALTERATION OF DRAINAGE WORKS.

+CURRENT LEGISLATION EMBODIED IN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE REQUIRES POLLUTED WASTE WATERS TO BE DISCHARGED INTO FOUL SEWERS AND PROHIBITS THE DISCHARGE OF TRADE EFFLUENTS INTO STORM WATER DRAINS.+ SHE ADDED. +TO MEET THIS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL DRAINAGE WORKS IN FACTORY ESTABLISHMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY.+

DR CHAN CONCLUDED BY SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN TUEN MUN AND THESE INCLUDED BOTH CONTROLLING POLLUTION AT ITS SOURCE AND ABATEMENT MEASURES SUCH AS:

* THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SEWERAGE SYSTEM TO SERVE

THE ENTIRE DISTRICT,

* THE INSTALLATION OF A DRY WEATHER FLOW INTERCEPTION SCHEME

TO INTERCEPT AND DISCHARGE POLLUTED SURFACE WATERS FROM THE HEAD OF THE NULLAH TO THE FOUL SEWERAGE SYSTEM;

* THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL PROGRAMME)

MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE WATER CIRCULATION IN THE TUEN MUN TYPHOON SHELTER AND

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* ROUTINE DREDGING OF POLLUTED BOTTOM SEDIMENTS IN THE

NULLAH.

DURING HER PRESENTATION, DR CHAN SHOWED SLIDES TO PARTICIPANTS AT THE SEMINAR AS WELL AS PROVIDING POSTERS ADVOCATING THE CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS.

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