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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1987

SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT TO HELP IMPROVE

HARBOUR WATER QUALITY

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A PRIMARY SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT, WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE IMPROVED WATER QUALITY IN VICTORIA HARBOUR, WILL BE COMPLETED IN TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON, IN 1990.

THE TO KWA WAN SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT WILL PROVIDE SCREENING AND DEGRITTING FACILITIES TO THE SEWAGE PRIOR TO DISCHARGE INTO VICTORIA HARBOUR VIA A NEW MULTI-PORT SUBMARINE OUTFALL OFF то KWA WAN RECLAMATION AREA.

"IT IS ENVISAGED THAT ON THE COMPLETION OF THE SCREENING PLANT, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR A POPULATION OF 360,000, THE QUALITY OF COASTAL WATERS OFF TO KWA WAN WILL BE IMPROVED, THE PROJECT ENGINEER OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR K.K. YUNG, SAID.

"THE MAIN CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS INCLUDE AN INLET PUMPING STATION, SCREENING CHAMBERS, DETRITORS, PLANT HOUSES, TRANSFORMER HOUSE, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ANCILLARY STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED PIPEWORKS AND ROADWORKS, HE ADDED.

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THE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WORK ON WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN NEXT APRIL AND TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS 12 NOON ON DECEMBER 18.

PRESENTLY, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 15 PRIMARY SEWAGE SCREENING PLANTS, WHICH WILL BE INCREASED TO 22 BY LATE 1990.

THIRD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION

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THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ITS THIRD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FROM DECEMBER TO 17 AT THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.

THE SEMINAR WILL BE OPENED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, MRS RITA FAN.

LI, WILL GIVE A WELCOMING

LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION,

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. ADDRESS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF DR VERNER BICKLEY, WILL CLOSE THE SEMINAR.

THE THEME OF THE SEMINAR IS "LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION IN A BILINGUAL OR MULTI-LINGUAL SETTING",

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/THE SEMINAR