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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1990

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CENTRAL, WESTERN, WAN CHAI WEST SEWERAGE STUDY

* * * * *

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS A CONSULTANCY STUDY TO ASSESS THE RESULTING FROM

EXTENT OF OF THE IMPROPER DISCHARGE

AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS TO STORMWATER DRAINS THE CENTRAL, WESTERN AND WAN CHAI WEST REGION.

COMMISSIONED THE POLLUTION PROBLEM DOMESTIC SEWAGE AND WATER COURSES WITHIN

EXISTING SEWERAGE BE FORMULATED ΤΟ ENSURE AND DISPOSED OF IN AN

THE STUDY WILL ASSESS THE INADEQUACY OF THE SYSTEM AND SCHEMES FOR REMEDIAL WORKS WILL

COLLECTED THAT ALL SEWAGE WILL BE PROPERLY ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER.

AND A PRIORITISED A SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN WILL BE ESTABLISHED

OF IMPLEMENTATION

NECESSARY ENGINEERING PROGRESSIVE PROGRAMME FOR WORKS WILL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE FOR SHORT AND LONG TERM MEASURES REDUCE THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN STAGES.

TO

WILL EMPHASIS

TO GIVEN BE

ACHIEVING

EARLY

IMPROVEMENTS.

THE AGREEMENT

FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL

STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY

AND (WASTE

WATER DIRECTOR MORRIS, DIRECTOR OF BALFOURS

WILL

BE CARRIED

OUT

THE CONSULTANCY

ASSISTANT EPD'S (THURSDAY} BETWEEN THE

A.J. POLICY), MR MIKE STOKOE, AND MR INTERNATIONAL (ASIA) CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD.

THE STUDY, AT A COST

OF $12 MILLION, IN TWO PHASES AND BE COMPLETED IN 18 MONTHS.

CAMPAIGN ENHANCES FIRE AND CHEMICAL SAFETY

THE

LABOUR

DEPARTMENT

HAS SUCCEEDED

IN

DRIVING HOME THE

THROUGH

MESSAGE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO FACTORY OWNERS AND WORKERS SPECIAL FIRE AND CHEMICAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR.

OPERATION

WHICH

ENDED

IN

DECEMBER, WITH POTENTIAL

DURING THE TWO-MONTH FACTORY INSPECTORS VISITED MORE THAN 12,100 FACTORIES FIRE OR CHEMICAL, HAZARDS TO WORKERS.

"

'FACTORY MANAGEMENTS

AND EMPLOYEES

WERE

THE

FACTORIES

AND

REMINDED}

OF UNDERTAKINGS

THEIR

INDUSTRIAL

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS UNDER (FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) AND (DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES)

THE PRECAUTION REGULATIONS AND WERE ADVISED ON

DEPARTMENT'S ACTING CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR,

BE TO CHAN MR

TAREN, " TAT-KING,

THE SALD

TODAY (THURSDAY).

/"THE INSPECTIONS