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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1992

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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ALUMINIUM IN DRINKING WATER

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL HOST A THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON "ALUMINIUM IN DRINKING WATER" STARTING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY} IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (IWSA).

THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR WONG KWOK-LAI, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TOGETHER WITH A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, DR SAMUEL WONG, AND PRESIDENT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT OF IWSA, MR PIERRE SCHULHOF.

A TOTAL OF 19 PAPERS COVERING THE LATEST RESEARCHES AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT ON THE SUBJECT WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE WORKSHOP TO BE HELD AT CONCORD ROOM, EIGHTH FLOOR, NEW WORLD HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL,. 1 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

TOPICS INCLUDE SANITARY AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF ALUMINIUM IN DRINKING WATER, THE BEHAVIOUR OF ALUMINIUM RESIDUAL IN WATER, THE CONTROL OF COAGULANTS, ALTERNATIVE COAGULANTS AND COAGULANT AIDS AS WELL AS THE SHARING OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

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MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED ΤΟ COVER THE CEREMONY OF THE WORKSHOP WHICH WILL START AT 30 AM AT CONCORD ROOM, EIGHTH FLOOR, NEW WORLD HARBOUR VIEW HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. INFORMATION OFFICERS FROM THE LANDS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

RATEPAYERS GIVEN REMINDER ON FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT

OPENING TOMORROW HOTEL, 1 & WORKS

RATEPAYERS SHOULD BY NOW HAVE RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES FOR THE RATES FOR THE QUARTER JANUARY 1 TO MARCH

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ANY RATEPAYER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE MAY BRING A RATES DEMAND NOTE FOR ANY PREVIOUS QUARTER AND MAKE PAYMENT AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

THE TREASURY HEADQUARTERS COLLECTION AND PAYMENT OFFICE, WANCHAI TOWER 11, FIRST FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER HONG KONG.

ROAD, WANCHAI,

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