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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1991

"FOR THIS CREDIT GOES TO OUR MANUFACTURERS CONTINUOUS SEARCH FOR EVER MORE EFFICIENT AND COMPETITIVE METHODS AS WELL AS AGGRESSIVE MARKETING TECHNIQUES.

FOR THEIR PRODUCTION

OUR DESIGN MANAGED TO

"COMBINING THESE EFFORTS WITH THE ADVANCEMENT IN CAPABILITY AND SEARCH FOR BETTER QUALITY, HONG KONG HAS STAY AHEAD OF ITS COMPETITORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA, HE SAID.

THE FAIR, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG WATCH TRADES AND INDUSTRIES AND THE HONG KONG WATCH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, IS THE LARGEST WATCH AND CLOCK FAIR IN ASIA.

THE EVENT HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CONSOLIDATING KONG'S POSITION AS A WATCH AND CLOCK TRADE CENTRE IN THE REGION.

HONG

CONSULTANCY STUDY ON SHA TIN REFUSE TRANSFER STATION

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REFUSE TRANSFER STATION IN SHA TIN TO SERVE THE SHA TIN/MA ON SHAN DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSULTANCY STUDY WAB SIGNED TODAT (MONDAY) BETWEEN THE EPD'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MR MIKE STOKOE, AND REPRESENTATIVE OF BALFOURS INTERNATIONAL (ASIA) CONSULTING ENGINEERS.

AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONSULTANT WILL CARRY OUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, INVESTIGATE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE REFUSK TRANSFER STATION. IT WILL ALSO PREPARE TENDER DOCUMENTS AND CARRY OUT TENDER INVITATION AND ASSESSMENT.

STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS TO AVOID ODOUR, DUST, WATER AND NOISE NUISANCE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN OF THE STATION AND THE ASSOCIATED FACILITIES SO AS ΤΟ CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.

THE CONSULTANCY WILL ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER TO INCORPORATE THE TRANSFER STATION WITHIN A JOINT-PURPOSE DEVELOPMENT HOUSING INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL OR GOVERNMENT USERS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROVISION OF THE TRANSFER STATION FORMS PART OF THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S "WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN" APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 1989.

THE PLAN STATES THAT THE LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL WASTE DISPOSAL STRATEGY OF HONG KONG REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS AND A NETWORK OF TRANSFER STATIONS FOR TRANSPORTING WASTE IN BULK TO THESE LANDFILLS.

/MUNICIPAL WASTE