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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992

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SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN STUDY COMMISSIONED

*

COMMISSIONED

RESULTING FROM EFFLUENT TO AND POK

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EXTENT OF THE POLLUTION PROBLEM THE IMPROPER DISCHARGE OF DOMESTIC SEWAGE AND INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER DRAINS AND WATER COURSES IN ABERDEEN, AP LEI CHAU FU LAM.

(FRIDAY) BETWEEN THE AGREEMENT FOR THE STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY

MR MIKE STOKOE AND EPD'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (WASTE AND WATER POLICY),

PYPUN-HOWARD HUMPHREYS LIMITED, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE

MR D

IVOR-SMITH.

ADEQUACY AND AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID THE STUDY WOULD ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXISTING SEWERAGE SYSTEMS AND BASED ON THE RESULTS, FORMULATED TO ENSURE THAT ALL SCHEMES FOR REMEDIAL WORKS WOULD BE

AND

OF IN DISPOSED

AN SEWAGE

COLLECTED PROPERLY ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER.

WOULD

'BE

WILL BE PLAN

DEVELOPED AND A NECESSARY

MASTER HE SAID: "A SEWERAGE PRIORITISED PROGRAMME FOR PROGRESSIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENGINEERING WORKS WILL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE FOR SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MEASURES TO REDUCE THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN STAGES.

"EMPHASIS

BE GIVEN

ΤΟ

WILL

EARLY ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVING

HE ADDED. IMPROVEMENTS, PARTICULARLY AT ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER,

+

THE STUDY, AT A COST OF $10 MILLION, WILL TWO PHASES AND BE COMPLETED IN 21 MONTHS.

BE CARRIED OUT IN

0

TIN SHUI WAI SPORTS GROUND SURFACING WORKS

TENDERS FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING

LAYING OF THE SUPPLY AND

ALL-WEATHER ATHLETIC SURFACING FOR THE SPORTS GROUND IN AREA 12, TIN SHUI WAI, YUEN LONG.

START EARLY

NEXT YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO BE

WORKS WILL COMPLETED NEXT JUNE.

ODTAINED PROM

BE FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, 34TH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.

THE

TENDER OFFER WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON NOVEMBER 6.

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