FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
THAT THINKING WAS ALSO REFLECTED IN OUR OWN CHILD CARE POLICY AS SET OUT IN THE 1991 SOCIAL WELFARE WHITE PAPER, HE NOTED.
"IN THIS CONTEXT, I WELCOME THE INITIATIVE OF THE DIOCESAN WELFARE COUNCIL AND THE MANAGEMENT OFST CHRISTOPHER'S HOME WHO HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD BY DECIDING THAT THE HOME CAN BE CONVERTED INTO SERIES OF SMALL GROUP HOMES, EACH PROVIDING FOR EIGHT CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF HOUSE-PARENTS,' HE ADDED.
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CONSULTANCY STUDY ON ISLAND WEST REFUSE TRANSFER STATION
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECOND REFUSE TRANSFER STATION ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
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THIS ISLAND WEST REFUSE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE LOCATED INSIDE A MAN-MADE ROCK CAVERN UNDERNEATH MOUNT DAVIS.
THE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSULTANCY STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY) BETWEEN AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EPD, MR MIKE STOKOE, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & COMPANY LTD.
AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID THE SITE WAS SELECTED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUITABLE LAND IN THE URBAN AREA FOR THE REFUSE TRANSFER STATION DEVELOPMENT.
IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY PREVIOUS CONSULTANCY STUDIES THAT THE SITING OF REFUSE TRANSFER STATION INSIDE UNDERGROUND CAVERN WILL RESULT IN ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AS WELL AS ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE THROUGH RELEASING OTHER PIECES OF VALUABLE LAND IN THE URBAN AREA ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENTS.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONSULTANT WILL CARRY OUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, INVESTIGATE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, AND ADDRESS THE PARTICULAR CAVERN ENGINEERING ASPECTS.
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 то CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
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.
WASTE DISPOSAL
THE PLAN STATES THAT THE LONG TERM MUNICIPAL STRATEGY OF HONG KONG REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS AND A NETWORK OF TRANSFER STATIONS FOR IN BULK TO THESE LANDFILLS,
TRANSPORTING
WASTE
/MUNICIPAL WASTE
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