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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1994

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$926M SEWERAGE PROJECT FOR HK ISLAND

THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING SEWERAGE PROJECT FOR HONG KONG ISLAND WITH A VIEW ΤΟ POLLUTION IN THE VICTORIA HARBOUR.

A $926-MILLION

REDUCING

WATER

HONG KONG

THE PROJECT, WHICH COVERS THE NORTHWESTERN SHORE OF

CHAI ISLAND FROM KENNEDY TOWN TO WAN

WEST, VICTORIA PEAK AND THE MID-LEVELS DISTRICTS, WILL BE CARRIED OUT OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS.

A CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT FOR THE DETAILED DESIGN AND BY CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF THE PROJECT WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY) THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT), MR TSE HON-SUM, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA LIMITED.

MR TSE NOTED THAT THE PROJECT COMPRISED CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SEWERS, MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING SCREENING PLANTS, AND INTERCEPTION OF UNTREATED SEWAGE CURRENTLY DISCHARGING INTO THE VICTORIA HARBOUR VIA THE STORM WATER SYSTEM.

"UNDER THE PROJECT, ABOUT SIX KILOMETRES OF TRUNK SEWERS WILL CONSTRUCTED ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HARCOURT ROAD AND GLOUCESTER ROAD.

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"THERE WILL ALSO BE THREE KILOMETRES OF BRANCH SEWERS, KILOMETRES OF LOCAL SEWERS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE PROJECT AREA, SAID.

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MANAGEMENT

A TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED MITIGATE IMPACTS ON TRAFFIC BY SUITABLE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MEASURES.

WILL ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY

BE CARRIED INVESTIGATE AND RECOMMEND MEASURES TO REDUCE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL DURING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.

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MEANWHILE, MR TSE ADDED, THE CENTRAL SCREENING PLANT AND WAN THE NEW SEWERS

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CHAI BAST SCREENING PLANT WILL BE MODIFIED TO AND TO CATER FOR THE INCREASE IN POPULATION IN THE PROJECT AREA.

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ARISING FROM 430,000 WESTERN CENTRAL,

"BY 2001, THEY WILL BE TREATING SEWAGE PEOPLE LIVING, AND 840,000 PEOPLE WORKING, AND WAN CHAI WEST DISTRICTS," HE EXPLAINED.

CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN MID-1996 FOR COMPLETION

IN LATE 2000.

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