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MONDAY, MAY 18, 1992

ADVICE FOR TRAVELLERS TO THAILAND

IN VIEW OF THE SITUATION IN THAILAND AND ON THE ADVICE OF THE FCO, THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION TODAY (MONDAY) ISSUED THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL ADVICE:

"THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VIOLENT OUTBREAKS IN THE CONTINUING DEMONSTRATIONS IN THAILAND, THE DEMONSTRATIONS ARE PRESENTLY CONFINED TO THE AREAS SURROUNDING THE DEMOCRACY MONUMENT, GRAND PALACE AND GOLDEN MOUNT. TOURISTS SHOULD AVOID THESE AREAS AND ALL LARGE PUBLIC GATHERINGS,

"THERE IS NO DIRECT THREAT TO FOREIGNERS BUT IN VIEW OF UNCERTAINTY VISITORS TO BANGKOK SHOULD CONSIDER POSTPONING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE I.E. ONLY ESSENTIAL VISITS. TOURISTS GOING TO AREAS OTHER THAN BANGKOK SHOULD BE SAFE TO TRAVEL BUT SHOULD OBVIOUSLY AVOID ANY TROUBLE SPOTS AND GATHERINGS.'

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EFFLUENT TUNNEL TO ABATE TOLO HARBOUR POLLUTION

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A 7.4-KILOMETRE LONG TUNNEL THAT FORMS AN IMPORTANT STAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOLO HARBOUR EFFLUENT EXPORT SCHEME ΤΟ ABATE POLLUTION IN TOLO HARBOUR WAS OFFICIALLY "BROKEN THROUGH" CEREMONY TODAY (MONDAY).

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THE TUNNEL RUNS FROM SHA TIN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO DIAMOND HILL IN KOWLOON BEFORE PASSING INTO THE KAI TAK NULLAH AND EVENTALLY JOINING VICTORIA HARBOUR.

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, SAID AT PRESENT TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT WAS DISCHARGED INTO TOLO HARBOUR.

THE SEWAGE EFFLUENT WITH ITS NUTRIENT CONTENTS IS ONE OF MAIN CAUSES OF RED TIDE IN TOLO HARBOUR.

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"THIS SCHEME, WHEN FULLY COMPLETED IN EARLY 1995, WILL CONVEY TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT FROM TAI PO AND SHA TIN ΤΟ VICTORIA HARBOUR WHICH HAS GREATER CAPACITY THAN TOLO HARBOUR ΤΟ RECEIVE SEWAGE EFFLUENT," MR BLAKE SAID.

IN ADDITION ΤΟ THE TUNNEL, THE SCHEME ALSO INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUMPING STATIONS AT TAI PO AND SHA TIN, A SUBMARINE PIPELINE IN TOLO HARBOUR, A BRIDGE ACROSS SHING MUN RIVER, RISING MAINS, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE KAI TAK NULLAH AND OTHER ANCILLARY WORKS.

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