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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1992

"POSITIONS IN THESE TWO UNITS ARE FILLED BY REDEPLOYMENT OF EXISTING RESOURCES AS ADDITIONAL POSTS HAVE NOT BEEN CREATED FOR THEM IN THE DEPARTMENT'S ESTABLISHMENT," HE SAID.

MR MATHEWS NOTED THAT POSITIONS IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS UNITS WERE NORMALLY FILLED BY INTERNAL DEPLOYMENT.

"IF VACANCIES ARISE IN THE DEPARTMENT AS A RESULT, THEY WILL BE FILLED BY REGULAR RECRUITMENT EXERCISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH USUAL PRACTICE,' HE ADDED.

IN

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ENVIRONMENT IMPACT OF AIRPORT DREDGING

WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL

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THE COUNCIL

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MUD DREDGING AT THE AIRPORT SITK WILL BR

UNDER CONTROLLED ACCEPTABLE

DREDGING CONDITIONS, SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SAMUEL

WONG,

MR

THE

HON IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE BLAKE SAID THE SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.

"THE CHOSEN CONTRACTORS PLANT AND METHODS OF WORKING WILL BEEN CAREFULLY SPECIFIED AND AGREED BEFORE COMMENCEMENT.

HAVE

WILL

"MODIFICATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF ACTUAL WORKING CONDITIONS BE IMPLEMENTED IF NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FROM DREDGING IS CONTAINED WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL," HE SAID.

THE

LOCATION OF MR BLAKE SAID THE

THE GAZETTED MARINE DUMPING DISTANCE FROM GROUND SOUTH OF CHEUNG CHAU WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS

WHICH PASS TO SENSITIVE AREAS AND PROXIMITY TO THE OCEANIC CURRENTS THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

MUD FOR

"THE DUMPING GROUND HAS BEEN USED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF MANY YEARS, AND NONE OF THE MUD FROM THE AIRPORT SITE IS CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS.

"SINCE THE VOLUME AND RATE OF DISPOSAL FROM THE AIRPORT DREDGING WILL EXCEED PREVIOUS DISPOSAL RATES AT THE DUMPING GROUND, THIS ASPECT IS RECEIVING CAREFUL STUDY AND WILL BE MENTIONED PROCEEDS," HE SAID.

AS WORK

THE ON

COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL AND REVISED

MR METHODS OF RECLAMATION,

BLAKE SAID THE CONSULTANTS' ESTIMATE IT IN SHOWED THAT RECLAMATION COSTS FOR REMOVING THE MUD OR LEAVING PLACE WOULD BE SIMILAR.

THE MUD

REMOVAL

"THE SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE OF THAT PROGRAMME CONSTRAINTS ARISING FROM THE TIME NEEDED TO DRAIN AND CONSOLIDATE COULD BE AVOIDED," HE ADDED.

APPROACH WAS FOR THE MUD

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