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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1993

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WATER AND GAS WORKS FOR NEW AIRPORT AUTHORISED

THE GOVERNOR HAS GIVEN AUTHORISATION FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY то CARRY OUT CONSTRUCTION WORKS TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR ARISE FROM THE FUTURE NEW AIRPORT AT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH LANTAU.

WATER AND GAS THAT WILL CHEK LAP KOK AND FUTURE

THE AUTHORISATION NOTICE WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR. THEY COMPRISED CONSTRUCTION OF SUBMARINE PIPELINES BETWEEN TAI LAM CHUNG AND NORTH LANTAU, AND A GAS PIGGING STATION OCCUPYING ABOUT 0.18 HECTARE OF FORESHORE AT SIU LAM, NEXT TO THE MARINE POLICE BASE.

TO FACILITATE PIPE-LAYING, TEMPORARY WORKS PLATFORMS WILL BE ERECTED ALONG THE FORESHORE AT SIU LAM KOK AND TAI LAM KOK DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.

WORKS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1996.

ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WORKS MAY SEND A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS ON OR BEFORE APRIL 30, 1994.

THE NOTICE, TOGETHER WITH THE RELATED PLAN, IS AVAILABLE AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES AND THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, 1ST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.

COPIES OF THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED AT THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.

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FULL CONTROL ON ALL CHEMICAL WASTE FROM MONDAY

FULL CONTROL ON THE DISPOSAL OF ALL CHEMICAL WASTE FOR THE WHOLE TERRITORY WILL START ON MAY 3.

WASTE SUCH AS ACIDS, ALKALIS, CYANIDES, HEAVY METAL SOLUTIONS, SOLVENTS AND MINERAL OILS, WHICH POSES SERIOUS THREATS TO HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IF NOT PROPERLY MANAGED, WILL COME UNDER CONTROL.

THIS IS IN ADDITION ΤΟ THE ASBESTOS, SOLID TANNERY AND POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) WASTE, WHICH WERE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL IN NOVEMBER 1992.

SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THE FULL CONTROL ON CHEMICAL WASTE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PROTECTION, MR JOHN BOXALL, SAID CHEMICAL WASTE THAT DISPOSED OF INDISCRIMINATELY, OFTEN BY POURING DOWN NOW BE HANDLED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER.

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LAUNCHING OF ENVIRONMENTAL USED ΤΟ BE DRAIN, MUST

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