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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1992

$8.3 MILLION CONTRACT FOR SEWERAGE PROJECT AWARDED

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THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY AWARDED A $8.3 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SHER AND REPULSE BAY AREAS SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME.

THE CONTRACT COVERS THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THREE . SEWAGE PUMPS AND THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR A MAIN SEWAGE PUMPING STATION IN REPULSE BAY AND TWO ANCILLARY SEWAGE PUMPING STATIONS IN DEEP WATER BAY.

THE MAIN SEWAGE PUMPING STATION, WITH A CAPACITY OF HANDLING 6,400 CUBIC METRES OF SEWAGE PER DAY, IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 1993.

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THE SHEK O AND REPULSE BAY AREAS SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME IS AIMED FOR PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS IN SHEK O AND REPULSE BAY AREAS IN HONG KONG ISLAND

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IT WILL INVOLVE IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE SEWERS AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF PROPER SEWAGE FOR THE AREAS.

EXISTING SYSTEM OF DISPOSAL FACILITIES

SEWAGE COLLECTED FROM SHOUSON HILL, DEEP WATER BAY, REPULSE BAY AND MIDDLE BAY AREAS WILL BE PUMPED FROM THE REPULSE BAY MAIN SEWAGE PUMPING STATION TO THE EXISTING ABERDEEN SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT FOR PRELIMINARY TREATMENT BEFORE DISCHARGING -TO SEA VIA A SUBMARINE OUTFALL.

UNDER THE SCHEME, MORE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS FOR NINE OTHER ANCILLARY SEWAGE PUMPING STATIONS IN MIDDLE BAY, CHUNG HOM KOK, MA HANG AND SHEK AREAS, AND A SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT IN SHEK 0.

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UCTION

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SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS SALE BY AUCTION * * * * * *

A TOTAL OF 40 SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE PUT UP FOR AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,105,000 WHICH WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.

THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER EU28 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $215,000.

ANOTHER NUMBER EU3388 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE $80,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1,000 EACH FOR EV1116, EU4983 EU8578.

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