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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1994

USED USED TO

FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE FLOOR OF THE QUARRY WILL BE AS A CASTING BASIN FOR THE SUBMERSIBLE CONCRETE TUNNEL UNITS CONSTRUCT THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.

IS AFTER THIS WORK

THE COMPLETED, DEEPENED AND FLOODED TO FORM THE MARINE INLET BAY.

CASTING

BE BASIN WILL CONNECTED TO ΤΑΙ TAM

BEEN

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORK HAVE

DURING CONSTRUCTION STUDIED, AND MITIGATION MEASURES WILL BE ADOPTED

TO MINIMISE ANY EFFECTS ON THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.

THE TECHNIQUES

THE

SITE TRIALS HAVE ALSO BEEN CARRIED OUT TO TEST TO BE ADOPTED TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF VEGETATION ON FINAL SLOPES.

THE FINAL RESTORATION

SCHEME AT SHEK 0 WAS ADOPTED AFTER DISTRICT BOARD. THE LEGISLATIVE ALSO

FULLY BEEN

BRIEFED ON

THE

WITH THE SOUTHERN CONSULTATION COUNCIL LANDS AND WORKS PANEL HAS PROJECT.

PUBLICITY DRIVE AGAINST MOSQUITO BREEDING

* * * *

MONTH

UNIT OF AGAINST

WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SUMMER, THE HEALTH EDUCATION

NEXT CAMPAIGN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL LAUNCH A MOSQUITO BREEDING,

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WILL

DURING THE MONTH, THE UNIT'S 24-HOUR HOTLINE CARRY A TWO-MINUTE MESSAGE IN CANTONESE ON MOSQUITO PREVENTION.

THEIR

"AFTER LISTENING TO THE TAPED MESSAGE, CALLERS MAY LEAVE

OF THE UNIT WILL CALL QUESTIONS WITH THE ANSWERING MACHINE. STAFF BACK,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

BREEDING",

THE

ENTITLED "REMOVE STAGNANT WATER, NO MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN IS SPONSORED BY THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS.

IT AIMS AT REMINDING BUILDING TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURES

ΤΟ REDUCE

CONTRACTORS AND HOUSEHOLDS NUISANCE MOSQUITO

AND PREVENT

ΤΟ

MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES SUCH AS MALARIA.

POTENTIAL

ELIMINATE

FOR

"TO PREVENT MOSQUITO INFESTATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAGNANT WATER

IS WHICH

THE

GROUND BREEDING MOSQUITOES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ALL

REGULARLY

"CONTRACTORS SHOULD INSPECT THEIR CONSTRUCTION SITES

ARE NO ABANDONED CONTAINERS AND EMPTY TINS

TO ENSURE THAT THERE HOLDING WATER.

"THEY SHOULD PUMP AND DRAIN STAGNANT WATER IN HOLES, TRENCHES AND HOLLOW SPACES AND FILL THEM UP WITH SOIL.

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