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TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1989

MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AT SAI KUNG VBP CAMP EXPLAINED

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WILL BE

THE

THE TEMPORARY VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CAMP IN SAI KUNG ON A SITE WELL DOWN BELOW THE HTGH ISLAND WEST DAM AND WATER IN RESERVOIR CANNOT POSSIBLY BE POLLUTED BY THE CAMP.

THE DAM ALSO HAS ADEQUATE ANTI-SEEPAGE DESIGNS BUILT INFO IT WHICH SHOULD ALLAY FEARS OF THE CAMP HAVING ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE QUALITY OF WATER IN THE RESERVOIR.

THE ASSURANCE WAS GIVEN BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, MR KU CH1-CHUNG, AT A MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY) WITH MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG CONCERN GROUP ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE MEETING TO EXPLAIN TO THE GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ANTI-POLLUTION AND SECURITY MEASURES WERE THE ACTING REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MRS CARRIE

YAU, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (MAINTENANCE) OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR KENNETH CHAN.

MR KU TOLD THE MEETING: "THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT HAVE AGREED TO HAVING THE TEMPORARY CAMP THERE IF WE HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED THAT NORMAL WATER SUPPLY TO THE PUBLIC WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.

"THE RESERVOIR AND THE DAN HAVE BEEN WELL DESIGNED TO LOOK AFTER THE POLLUTION ASPECT IN THE FIRST PLACE ANYWAY WITHOUT THE TEMPORARY CAMP.

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"IN ADDITION, WE BAVE A MONITORING SYSTEM, BY WAY OF SAMPLING, AND OBSERVATION OF THE ECOLOGY IN THE RFSERVOIR

QUICKLY DETECT ANY ANOMALY.

WHICH CAN

SPEAKING OF SECURITY, MR KENNETH CHAN SAID THE FENCE OF THE CAMP WOULD BE DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WOULD PROVIDE SECURITY AGAINST ESCAPE BY THE BOAT PEOPLE TO THE RESERVOIR AREA.

"IT WILL BE A 17-FOOT-HIGH FENCE, WITH THREE-FOOT-HIGH BARDED COILS ON TOP AND CONCRETE BASE. THERE WILL ALSO BE SEVEN-FOOT-HIGH METAL PLATES ATTACHED TO THE FENCE TO SCREEN THE CAMP FROM THE NEARBY WATER SPORTS CENTRE, AND VICE VERSA, HE SAID.

TO AVOID POLLUTION, MR CHAN EMPHASISED THAT PLANS WERE IN HAND FOR THE TREATMENT AND THE COLLECTION OF HUMAN WASTE FROM THE CAMP.

"WE WILL HAVE A TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTE WATER FROM KITCHENS, SHOWERS AND CLOTHES-WASHING AREAS IN THE CAMP. IT INVOLVES THE USE OF SETTLEMENT TANKS AND SAND FILTRATION," HE SAID.

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ON WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED IN METAL TANKS EMPTIED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THESE WILL BE TAKEN TO SEWAGE FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE SAT KUNG DISTRICT.'

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TREATMENT

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