TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1991
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NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN STUDY COMMISSIONED
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY STUDY TO ASSESS THE EXTENT OF THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE IMPROPER DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE GENERATED WITHIN TSIM SHA TSUI, HUNG HOM, TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI SIN.
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AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FOUL SEWAGE GENERATED FROM THE AREAS IS BEING DISCHARGED UNTREATED HARBOUR.
EXPEDIENT CONNECTIONS ΤΟ STORMWATER DRAINS BY FACTORIES, AND BY INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL AND CATERING ACTIVITIES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN MADE ON A LARGE SCALE. THIS MAY BE AS A RESULT OF THE INADEQUATE CAPACITY OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
CONSEQUENTLY, WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS IN THE LOCAL WATERS ARR SERIOUS. THE PROBLEMS ARE PARTICULARLY BAD IN HUNG HOM BAY AND KOWLOON BAY DUE TO GEOGRAPHIC AND HYDRAULIC CONSTRAINTS.
THIS NORTH AND SOUTH KOWLOON SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN STUDY WILL ASSESS THE ADEQUACIES AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXISTING SEWERAGE, SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS IN THE AREAS.
SCHEMES FOR REMEDIAL WORKS WILL BE FORMULATED ΤΟ ENSURE ᎢᎻᎪᎢ . THE SEWAGE WILL BE PROPERLY COLLECTED, TREATED AND DISPOSED OF IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER.
A SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN WITH A PRIORITISED IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME WILL THEN BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE SHORT AND LONG TERM STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN STAGES.
THE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSULTANCY STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY) BETWEEN EPD'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (WASTE AND WATER POLICY), MR MIKE J. STOKOE, AND THE DIRECTOR OF WATSON HAWKSLEY (HK) LIMITED, MR H.K. CHAN.
AT A TOTAL COST OF $18 MILLION, THE STUDY WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO PHASES AND COMPLETED IN 21 MONTHS.
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MOTORISTS SWITCHING TO ULP
MORE THAN HALF OF THE MOTORISTS WITH PETROL-ENGINED VEHICLES WHO VISITED LOCAL PETROL FILLING STATIONS LAST WEEK HAD OPTED FOR THE NEW UNLEADED PETROL (ULP).
FIGURES OBTAINED FROM THE OIL COMPANIES SHOWED THAT ULP ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 55 PER CENT OF PETROL SALES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL.
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