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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1990

NO-DIG TECHNOLOGY: A REMEDY TO ROAD DIGGINGS

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THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR KWEI SEE-KAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) SAID THE DEVELOPMENT OF "NO-DIG" TECHNOLOGY OFFERED A REMEDY TO REDUCE TRAFFIC DISRUPTION CAUSED BY UTILITY

ON

ROADS OF

HONG KONG.

WORKS

THE

MR KWEI EXPECTED TO SEE SUCH TECHNOLOGY

MORE TO BE USED "NO-DIG" FREQUENTLY IN HONG KONG ALTHOUGH THE

TECHNOLOGY STILL HAD THE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER COMPLETELY TRADITIONAL TRENCHING METHOD.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT A "NO-DIG TECHNOLOGY FOR HONG KONG" ENGINEERING SEMINAR ORGANISED BY CHARLES HASWELL & PARTNERS.

MR KWEI SAID THE "NO-DIG" OR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY WAS A NEW CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE ALLOWING UTILITY COMPANIES

CARRY OUT THE REQUIRED INSTALLATION, REPLACEMENT OR RENOVATION OF SERVICES WHILE

SURFACE AT ALL THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING THE ROAD

TIMES FOR

TRAFFIC.

AT

ROAD

ON THE NEED FOR ROAD OPENINGS IN HONG KONG, MR KWEI SAID ROAD AND UTILITY WORKS WENT IN PARALLEL WITH URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

THE MORE FREQUENTLY OLD BUILDINGS WERE TORN DOWN AND REBUILT, ΤΟ EXPAND THEIR THE MORE OFTEN THE UTILITIES HAD TO CARRY OUT WORKS NETWORKS AND TO SUPPLY THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

YEARS TOTAL

THE RAPID RATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS HAD LED TO A SHARP RISE IN THE AMOUNT OF ROAD AND UTILITY WORKS. HE SAID 10 YEAR. THE AGO, 21,000 ROAD OPENING WORKS WERE UNDERTAKEN IN A NUMBER OF SUCH WORKS PER YEAR HAD GRADUALLY INCREASED TO 43,000 YEAR, AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 100 PER CENT IN NINE YEARS.

HE SAID THERE WAS A NEED TO CONTAIN THE THIS LARGE AMOUNT OF ROAD OPENING ACTIVITIES.

LAST

DISRUPTION CAUSED BY

"THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS DETERMINED TO REDUCE ANY ADVERSE

AND EARLY EFFECT CAUSED BY ROAD OPENING ACTIVITIES

LAST YEAR THE HIGHWAYS UTILITIES TECHNICAL LIAISON COMMITTEE WAS FORMED BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE UTILITY UNDERTAKERS TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILITY OPERATIONS.

"THIS IS A FORUM AT SENIOR MANAGEMENT LEVEL WITH THE AIM TO REVIEW AND PROMOTE TECHNICAL,

AND CONSTRUCTION THE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES TO REDUCE

AS A RESULT OF ROAD OPENING ACTIVITIES," MR KWEI SAID.

ADMINISTRATIVE

DISRUPTION TO

PUBLIC

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