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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990
"THE OPTION OF RE-OPENING THE JORDAN VALLEY LANDFILL IS ONLY INCLUDED IN THE FIRST PERIOD, I.E. UP TO THE END OF 1990, WHEN THE JUNK BAY TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO OPEN. BY THAT TIME ALSO WE ARE TOWARDS COMMISSIONING AN EMERGENCY REFUSE BARGING POINT, OUT.
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WORKING HE POINTED
MR BARNES SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS OF THE VIEW THAT A MAJOR BREAKDOWN OR STOPPAGE OF THE KBRTS WHICH WOULD NECESSITATE ANY FORM EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS FOR REFUSE DISPOSAL WAS VIRTUALLY INCONCEIVABLE.
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"NEVERTHELESS, THE CONTINUING EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE IS A VITAL PART OF THE RUNNING OF THE CITY, AND IT IS SENSIBLE TO HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN THAT ENSURES THE CONTINUITY OF THIS OPERATION IN THE EXTREMELY UNLIKELY EVENT THAT THE KBRTS IS COMPLETELY DISABLED, HE EXPLAINED.
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MR BARNES ALSO GAVE ASSURANCES THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EXHAUST ALL OTHER CONTINGENCY MEASURES BEFORE CONSIDERING RE-OPENING THE JORDAN VALLEY LANDFILL.
"FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS, WE WOULD REQUIRE EIGHT DAYS NOTICE BEFORE THE LANDFILL COULD BE RE-OPENED, DURING WHICH PERIOD WE WOULD CONSULT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD ON THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS, HE SAID.
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HE EXPLAINED THAT BY ITS NATURE, THE CONTINGENCY INCLUDE ALL THE AVAILABLE OPERATIONS FOR WASTE DISPOSAL WHICH WOULD REQUIRE AN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE TO NECESSITATE ITS ACTIVATION, AND SUCH A CIRCUMSTANCE MIGHT WELL RULE OUT THE USE OF OTHER OPTIONS.
"IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE RE-OPENING OF LANDFILL HAS BEEN INCLUDED, AND WHY WE DO NOT INTEND FROM THE PLAN.
"THERE IS NO OTHER SITE WE COULD USE, HE ADDED.
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