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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988

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$534 MILLION SCHEME TO SAVE TOLO HARBOUR

THE $534 MILLION EFFLUENT EXPORT SCHEME TO COMMENCED TODAY AGREEMENT BY THE

WITH (THURSDAY) DIRECTOR OF

OF

CIVIL

SAVE TOLO HARBOUR THE SIGNING

A CONSULTANCY SERVICES, ENGINEERING

DR NIP

WAS CONSULTANT

WHO (ASIA)

MR WILL BE

TERRY ROGERS,

WORKING

IN

KAM-FAN.

OF THE SIGNING ON BEHALF DIRECTOR OF BALFOURS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH CHARLES HASWELL AND PARTNERS (FAR EAST).

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THE MILLION, THE CONSTRUCTION

CONSULTANTS

OF

THE

UNDER THE AGREEMENT, VALUED AT

AND SUPERVISE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DESIGN EFFLUENT EXPORT SCHEME.

SHA TIN AND ORDER ΤΟ TOTALLY

THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE EXPORTING EFFLUENT FROM TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS TO KAI TAK NULLAH IN REMOVE ONE OF THE SOURCES OF NUTRIENT LOAD TO TOLO HARBOUR.

REACHED A

"DETERIORATION OF WATER QUALITY IN TOLO HARBOUR HAS

URGENTLY TO PREVENT AN IRREVERSIBLE POINT WHEN ACTION IS REQUIRED CONDITION BEING REACHED, DR NIP SAID.

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CONTRACT CAIRN

DESIGN WORK WILL START IMMEDIATELY AND THE TUNNELLING FOR THE 7.5 KILOMETRES BY 2 METRES DIAMETER TUNNEL UNDER TATE'S WILL START IN 18 MONTHS' TIME.

AT TAI OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE PUMPING STATIONS

FROM PIPELINE

TO

A TAI PO

SHA TIN, PO AND SHA TIN, A SUBMARINE

PORTAL INCLUDING A PIPE BRIDGE PUMPING MAIN TO THE SHA TIN TUNNEL

HILL TUNNEL OVER THE SHING MUN RIVER AND A CULVERT FROM THE PORTAL TO KAI TAK NULLAH.

DIAMOND

BE BY THE CIVIL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT WILL OFFICE OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

ENGINEERING

THE TARGET DATES FOR COMMISSIONING THE FOR THE EXPORT OF EFFLUENT FROM SHA TIN AND MID 1994 OF EFFLUENT FROM TAI PO.

SCHEME ARE

FOR

LATE 1992 THE EXPORT

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