THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1991
LAST CONTRACT FOR NWNT SEWERAGE SCHEME SIGNED
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, MR C.K. CHOW, TODAY (THURSDAY) SIGNED A $260 MILLION CONTRACT WITH A JOINT VENTURE CONTRACTING COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUBMARINE OUTFALL AT URMSTON ROAD, TUEN MUN.
THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL IS THE LAST COMPONENT TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE $1 BILLION NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES SEWERAGE SCHEME WHICH IS DESIGNED TO COLLECT AND TREAT THE SEWAGE GENERATED IN THE REGION INCLUDING YUEN LONG AND TIN SHUT WAI NEW TOWNS.
UNDER THE SCHEME, SEWAGE GENERATED IN THE REGION WILL BE COLLECTED THROUGH A NETWORK OF SEWERS AND CHANNELLED TO A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT SAN WAL FOR TREATMENT.
THE TREATED EFFLUENT WILL THEN BE CONVEYED THROUGH A NINE-KILOMETRE SEWER TUNNEL UNDERNEATH THE CASTLE PEAK FIRING RANGE FOR DISPOSAL AT DEEP SEA VIA THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL.
THE 1.8-METRE DIAMETER SUBMARINE OUTFALL WILL EXTEND ABOUT 3.2 KILOMETRES OFF THE COAST OF LUNG KWỤ SHEUNG TAN, TUEN MUN ΤΟ THE DEEP SEA AT URMSTON ROAD.
ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN, THE TREATED EFFLUENT DISCHARGED BY THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL WILL BE MIXED WITH THE SURROUNDING SEA WATER ΤΟ EFFECT GOOD DILUTION BEFORE BEING CARRIED NORTHWARDS AWAY FROM HONG KONG BY SEA CURRENTS.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS MONTH WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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TWO CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPT SURVEYS BEGIN
THE SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES AND THE SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES FOR 1990 HAVE JUST COMMENCED, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY}.
THE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND REPRESENT PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COMPILE STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
THE AIMS OF THE SURVEYS ARE TO OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE DATA FOR EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, AND FOR ASCERTAINING THEIR COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTPUT LEVELS.
RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
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