XN000022-1989-07-24 — Page 2

MONDAY, JULY 24, 1989

WORKS TO ALLEVIATE POLLUTION IN SHING MUN RIVER

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY | AWARDED THE FIRST OF THREE CONTRACTS UNDER AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE POLLUTION IN THE SHING MUN RIVER.

THE 354 MILLION CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION IN OF SLUDGE THICKENING TANKS, A PUMPING STATION AND ANCILLARY WORKS AN AREA ADJOINING THE EXISTING SHA TIN WATER TREATMENT WORKS IN SHA TIN,

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES. NR K.L. WONG, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR, A FRENCH CONSTRUCTION FIRM OPERATING LOCALLY,

TENDERS FOR THE REMAINING TWO CONTRACTS, INVOLVING THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND THE LAYING OF SUBMARINE MAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AWARDED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

AFTER

ON COMPLETION OF THE WHOLE PROJECT, THE WATER QUALITY OF SHING MUN RIVER WOULD BE IMPROVED AS THE SLUDGE FROM THE SHA TIN WATER TREATMENT WORKS,

THE THICKENING PROCESS, COULD BE DIRECTLY PUMPED VIA SUBMARINE MAINS LAID IN THE RIVER TO THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TO THE WORKS FOR ULTIMATE DISPOSAL AT SEA, WITHOUT CAUSING POLLUTION RIVER.

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE

SHA RESIDENTS OF

TIN COMPLETED BY 1991, WOULD NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE BUT ALSO VISITORS FROM OTHER PARTS OF HONG KONG PURSUING WATER SPORTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE SHING MUN RIVER.

KWAI TSING AREA COMMITTEE DELEGATION TO VISIT SINGAPORE

DISTRICT'S AREA

A 16-MEMBER DELEGATION OF THE KWAI TS ING COMMITTEES WILL VISIT SINGAPORE FROM JULY 26 TO 28 TO SEE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS THERE.

SPEAKING AT A FLAG PRESENTATION CEREMONY TODAY (MONDAY) THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PAUL TANG, SAID THE VISIT WOULD BE THE FIRST OFFICIAL OVERSEAS TOUR BY THE DISTRICT'S EIGHT AREA COMMITTEES.

CHAIRMAN,

THE DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS JULINA CHAN, AND THE NORTH KWAI CHUNG AREA COMMITTEE MR LEE SHUN-SHIN.

/MR LEE