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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1988

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THE SMG HAD ACCEPTED THAT THE STRATEGY WAS AN INTEGRATED ONE AND THAT IT COULD PROVIDE A RELIABLE

ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ASH DISPOSAL.

IN PARTICULAR, IT ACCEPTED THAT SOME FORM OF LAGOON WAS A NECESSARY PART OF THIS STRATEGY TO ACT AS A BUFFER TO ENSURE THAT A RELIABLE MEANS OF DISPOSAL WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE, MR HEWITT SAID.

AFTER HEARING DETAILS OF THE OVERALL STRATEGY, THE BOARD WAS TOLD THAT THE SMG HAD DISAGREED WITH THE LOCATION OF THE LAGOON PROPOSED BY HEC AND ITS CONSULTANTS (SITE P).

THE SMG FELT THAT THE SITE IN FRONT OF THE POWER PLANT (SITE Q) WOULD CAUSE LESS DISRUPTION TO RESIDENTS AND WOULD HAVE LESS POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAN THE BEACH SITE AT TAI WAN TO (SITE P).

THE SMG ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT HEC BE ASKED то RECONSIDER THE SIZE OF LAGOON NEEDED IN VIEW OF THE POSSIBLE AVAILABILITY OF THE QUARRY SITE AS EARLY AS 1994; AND THAT A PROPOSED TRIAL PLACEMENT OF PFA IN THE QUARRY SHOULD PROCEED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IT VIEWED THAT THE QUARRY RESTORATION PLANS SHOULD PROCEED SUBJECT TO THE RESULTS OF THE TRIAL AND THE CONTINUING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND THAT FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE IN DETAIL THE KEY ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND ON MITIGATION MEASURES.

THE DB LEARNT THAT PFA WAS AN UNAVOIDABLE BY-PRODUCT OF A COAL- FIRED POWER PLANT. AT PRESENT, ALL PFA PRODUCED AT LAMMA POWER STATION WAS SOLD FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. HOWEVER, THE EXISTING CONTRACTS TERMINATE IN 1992 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL BE EXTENDED.

"IN VIEW OF THE FORECAST POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR HONG KONG, HEC'S LAMMA POWER STATION MUST BE KEPT IN OPERATION FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. RELIABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE METHODS MUST THEREFORE BE FOUND TO DISPOSE OF PFA, MR HEWITT ADDED.

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