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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1991

MR NG NOTED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WAS ΤΟ ENABLE ALL ΤΟ TAM SEWERS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT OF STANLEY, CHUNG HOM KOK AND TAI BE COLLECTED INTO THE MAIN PUMPING STATION AND PUMPED TO THE

FOR SECONDARY TREATMENT PLANT

FULL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT

ΤΟ PRIOR

DISINFECTION.

THE TREATED EFFLUENT FROM THE TREATMENT PLANT WOULD THEN BE DISCHARGED VIA A 600-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER SUBMARINE OUTFALL ABOUT TWO

TWEED KILOMETRES LONG OFF

BAY CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN A SEPARATE CONTRACT.

ACCORDING TO MR NG, THE MAIN BENEFIT OF SITING THE TREATMENT PLANT UNDERGROUND WAS THE MUCH REDUCED IMPACT ON THE LOCAL

ENVIRONMENT.

"LOW LAND TAKE WAS ALSO A VITAL FACTOR IN THE CHOICE OF SITE.

"THERE ARE ALSO SOME BENEFITS TO THE PLANT IN THAT THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE CAVERN IS READILY CONTROLLED AND OPERATIONS

MAINTENANCE ARE NOT SUBJECT ΤΟ WEATHER RESTRICTIONS,

AND

EXPLAINED.

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:

MR NG POINTED OUT THAT THE PLANT WOULD BE HOUSED IN FOUR

METRES PRINCIPAL CAVERNS, IN LENGTHS UP TO ABOUT 120

LONG

THE WITH LARGEST ONE COMPARABLE IN SIZE TO, SAY THE CENTRAL MTR STATION,

ACCESS WILL BE GAINED FROM WONG MA KOK ROAD ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PENINSULA AND THE PLANT WILL REACH ALMOST TO THE OTHER SIDE ABOVE TWEED BAY.

WORKS ON THE CONTRACT, WHICH WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE PAUL AND Y-SPIE BATIGNOLLE JOINT VENTURE, ARE EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH THE PLANT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMMISSIONING IN TWO YEARS.

SUPERVISION OF THE CONTRACT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY WATSON

GOVERNMENT. HAWKSLEY (HK) LTD ON BEHALF OF THE

THE CONSULTING FIRM INVESTIGATION FOR THE HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN AND SITE PROJECT SINCE 1989.

GOVT CONSIDERS TRAINING FOR WORKERS OF TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES

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THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING WAYS OF AUGMENTING EFFORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR THE

ITS TRAINING EMPLOYEES DISPLACED FROM THAT ARE NO LONGER GROWING, THE SAID IN BANGKOK YESTERDAY

INDUSTRIES TRADITIONAL COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DARWIN CHEN, (WEDNESDAY).

HONG

KONG

DELEGATION

то

MR CHEN WAS SPEAKING AS HEAD OF THE THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE.

/HE SAID