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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1992

CONTRACT FOR SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS SIGNED

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THE DRAINAGE

SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED A $58.3 MILLION CONTRACT TO IMPROVE THE SEWERAGE FACILITIES AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT), MR CHUNG KWOK-LEUNG, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF SUNG FOO KEE (CIVIL) LIMITED.

WORKS UNDER THE CONTRACT ENTAIL THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TOTAL OF 5,800 METRES OF 225 MM TO 600 MM DIAMETER PIPE SEWERS AND THE ASSOCIATED MANHOLES, 750 METRES OF 100 MM TO 200 MM DIAMETER PUMPING MAINS AND THREE SECONDARY PUMPING STATIONS AT SHOUSON WATER BAY, REPULSE BAY, MIDDLE BAY AND SOUTH BAY.

"THE NEW SEWERS WILL COLLECT SEWAGE FROM THE BEACH AND UNSEWERED PROPERTIES AT THE AREAS, WHICH ARE PRESENTLY INADEQUATELY OPERATED AND MAINTAINED PRIVATE SEPTIC TANKS TREATMENT FACILITIES.

"THE SEWAGE WILL THEN BE PUMPED FROM REPULSE BAY TREATMENT PLANT AT ABERDEEN BY MEANS OF PUMPING MAINS FOR AND DISPOSAL, MR CHUNG SAID.

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FACILITIES SERVED BY OR SEWAGE

ΤΟ SEWAGE TREATMENT

MEANWHILE, THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TOTAL OF 1,030 METRES OF 225 MM TO 300 MM DIAMETER PIPE SEWER AND THE ASSOCIATED MANHOLES, 930 METRES OF 100 MM TO 200 MM DIAMETER PUMPING MAINS AND FOUR SECONDARY PUMPING STATIONS AT CHUNG HOM KOK AND MA HANG VALLEY.

"THESE ARE FOR COLLECTING SEWAGE FROM BEACH FACILITIES AND UNSEWERED PROPERTIES AT CHUNG HOM KOK AND FROM THE NEW MA HANG DEVELOPMENT.

"THE COLLECTED SEWAGE WILL THEN BE PUMPED FROM MA HANG ΤΟ THE NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT STANLEY, NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE STANLEY AREAS SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL PROJECT, FOR TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL, MR CHUNG SAID.

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THE CONTRACT IS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT то SEWERAGE FACILITIES OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT SO AS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY AT BATHING BEACHES.

WORKS FOR THE CONTRACT WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH AND WILL COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS.

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