FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1987
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SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT INSPECTED
THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HARNAM GREWAL, TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED THE LARGEST PRIMARY SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT IN THE TERRITORY.
ARRIVING AT THE KWUN TONG SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT AT KING YIP STREET, MR GREWAL WAS MET BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES, DR K.F. NIP, AND OTHER SENIOR STAFF OF ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CESD).
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HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE OPERATION OF THE PLANT, WHICH WAS DESIGNED AND HAD ITS CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THE PLANT CURRENTLY SCREENS AN AVERAGE OF 340,000 CUBIC METRES OF SEWAGE FLOW EACH DAY, ALTHOUGH IT HAS A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF ABOUT THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT. THE CATCHMENT AREA IT SERVES COVERS 120 HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND AND ONE MILLION RESIDENTS.
MR GREWAL LATER VISITED THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF ITS GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE, WHICH DEALS WITH PLANNING AND DESIGN, AND THE WORK OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, WHICH LOOKS AFTER PORT WORKS AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.
HE ALSO HELD INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH SATFF REPRESENTATIVES OF CESD.
LONG SERVICE BADGES FOR 70 POSTMEN
TODAY (FRIDAY)
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR H.G. ARDLEY, PRESENTED LONG SERVICE BADGES TO 70 POSTMEN IN A CEREMONY HELD AT THE POST OFFICE TRAINING CENTRE.
ALL THE 70 POSTMEN HAVE EACH SERVED IN THE POST OFFICE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THE LONG SERVICE BADGES WERE PRESENTED TO THEM TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR THEIR LONG AND LOYAL SERVICE.
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