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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1988

CHEUNG CHAU IN THAT A SITE BEFORE BRING

THE MATTER WAS DISCUSSED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. MEMBERS AGREED TO A SOLUTION FOR BUILDING DEBRIS COULD BE PLACED TEMPORARILY AT CARRIED BY BARGE TO PUBLIC DUMPS IN KOWLOON.

MEETINGS WERE THEN HELD BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WITH LOCAL CONTRACTORS IN THE PRESENCE OF RURAL COMMITTEF REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BARGE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"ALL CONTRACTORS ON CHEUNG CHAU ARE WELCOME ΤΟ USE THE FACILITY WHICH WILL BE RUN BY THE RURAL COMMITTEE ON A NON-PROFIT MAKING BASIS AND THE COST SHARED BY THE USERS.

"THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY THE OPERATION OF THE BARGE SERVICE FOR CHEUNG CHAU AND WILL CONSIDER VIABLE MEASURES FOR OTHER ISLANDS IN THE DISTRICT LATER."

GUIDE TO ROCK AND SOIL DESCRIPTIONS PUBLISHED

to

THE GUIDE TO ROCK AND SOIL DESCRIPTIONS (GEOGUIDE

IN A IS THE THIRD

SERIES OF GEOGUIDES RELATING TO

HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY ENGINEERING IN HONG KONG, CONTROL OFFICE.

THE

3)", WHICH GEOTECHNICAL GEOTECHNICAL

GOOD PRACTICE FOR IT PRESENTS A RECOMMENDED STANDARD OF

SOILS FOR ENGINEERING DESCRIPTION OF HONG KONG ROCKS AND

PURPOSES, THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AND HAS BEEN PRODUCED AFTER WIDE CONSULTATION AND PRIVATE SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY,

THE

SOIL TYPES THAT

EMPHASIS HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE MANY ROCK AND COULD BE ENCOUNTERED IN ENGINEERING WORKS IN HONG KONG.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH "GEOGUIDE 3" IS INTENDED TO BE USED

THE

DOCUMENT, COMPANION

"GUIDE ΤΟ SITE INVESTIGATION (GEOGUIDE 2)" PUBLISHED LAST YEAR.

AND ARCHITECTS IT WILL BE INVALUABLE TO ENGINEERS, GEOLOGISTS

WITH

PLANNING, INVOLVED

THE

EXECUTION AND

OF SUPERVISION

SITE AND WILL INVESTIGATIONS FOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS AND BUILDING WORKS, ALSO BE OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS AND ACADEMICS.

WERE

WERE

EDWARD BRAND, THE HEAD OF THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE, DR SAID ACCURATE AND

OF ROCKS AND SOILS

ESSENTIAL FOR

WHICH INVESTIGATIONS FUNDAMENTAL TO SOUND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE.

DETAILED

HIGH

DESCRIPTIONS GROUND QUALITY

"CONSIDERABLE DEBATE

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