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FRIDAY, JULY 28,

1989

GOVT TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF SAI KUNG VBP CENTRE

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTRE AT SAI KUNG TO COPE WITH A CONTINUING INFLUX OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.

EXPLAINING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR. MR MIKE HANSON, HOWEVER SAID THAT THE CONCERNS OF LOCAL PEOPLE HAD BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

"THE REMOTE SITE OF THE CAMP IS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE COUNTRY PARK AND WILL MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND USERS OF THE COUNTRY PARK, HE SAID.

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"THE CAMP HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FULL SECURITY AND ΤΟ AVOID POLLUTION.

"IT WILL BE SURROUNDED BY A 17-FOOT HIGH FENCE WITH THREE-FOOT HIGH BARBED COILS ON TOP AND CONCRETE BASE BELOW.

"SEVEN-FOOT HIGH METAL PLATES WILL ALSO BE ATTACHED то THE FENCE TO PREVENT CUTTING THROUGH AND ΤΟ SCREEN THE CAMP FROM THE NEARBY WATER SPORTS CENTRE, AND VICE VERSA."

TO AVOID POLLUTION AND TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, MR HANSON SAID THERE WOULD BE A SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM IN THE CAMP AND THERE WOULD BE NO DIRECT DISCHARGES INTO THE SEA OR THE POOL BELOW THE DAM.

"A TREATMENT SYSTEM WILL BE

INSTALLED FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTE WATER FROM KITCHENS, SHOWERS AND CLOTHES-WASHING CAMP," HE SAID.

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"THIS SYSTEM WILL INVOLVE THE USE OF SETTLEMENT TANKS AND SAND

FILTRATION.

"ON WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED IN METAL TAKS AND EMPTIED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THESE WILL BE TAKEN TO SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT.

"WE CAN ASSURE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SECURITY OF THE CAMP IS VERY MUCH IN OUR MINDS AND STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES, MR HANSON SAID.

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