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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1994

DR CHOI SAID THE TREATED SEWAGE WOULD BE DISCHARGED VIA A 1.5- KILOMETRE-LONG SUBMARINE OUTFALL TO THE SEA WATER SOUTH OF EAST

BROTHERS ISLAND.

"THE SEWAGE COLLECTED FROM THE AIRPORT ISLAND AND TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN WILL BE PUMPED FROM THE MAIN SEWAGE PUMPING STATION VIA A SIX-KILOMETRE-LONG DUCTILE IRON SEWER OF 1,200 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER то THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.

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"THE PUMPING SEWER IS BEING CONSTRUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NLE," HE SAID.

WORKS FOR THIS CONTRACT WILL ALSO BEGIN ON MONDAY (JULY 18) FOR COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 1996.

IS DESIGNED TO

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN, WHICH ACCOMMODATE A POPULATION OF 150,000, WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN FOUR PHASES.

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THE FIRST PHASE, WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT

HECTARES, WILL BE FOR A TOWNSHIP FOR 20,000 RESIDENTS TO FUNCTION AS A SUPPORTING COMMUNITY CLOSE TO THE NEW AIRPORT.

THIS PHASE WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC HOUSING FOR ABOUT 15,000 PEOPLE

AND PRIVATE HOUSING FOR 5,000, AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN

1997.

MAJOR GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY

FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE TWO STATION, A

PRIMARY SCHOOLS, TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS, A DIVISIONAL FIRE DISTRICT POLICE STATION AND A CLINIC.

LAND FORMATION FOR THE FIRST PHASE TOWNSHIP COMMENCED IN APRIL 1992 AND WAS COMPLETED IN MAY THIS YEAR.

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UK DEFENCE COSTS STUDY

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AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (JULY 14) INDICATED THAT THE HONG KONG GARRISON WOULD NOT BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES OR REDUCTIONS AS SUGGESTED IN THE DEFENCE COST STUDY.

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IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE ANNOUNCED A MAJOR STUDY FRONT LINE FIRST, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEFENCE COST STUDY - TO FIND WAYS OF REDUCING THE COSTS OF SUPPORTING THE UNITED KINGDOM'S FRONT LINE FORCES.

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AMONG THE MEASURES, WHICH WILL SEE A NET REDUCTION IN JOBS ABOUT 18,700 BY THE YEAR 2000, ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT JOINT HEADQUARTERS AT NORTHWOOD TO BRING TOGETHER STAFF FROM EACH THE SERVICES TO RUN JOINT OPERATIONS, THE CREATION OF A SINGLE JOINT SERVICE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, SUBSTANTIAL RATIONALISATION OF FLYING TRAINING AND DEFENCE MEDICAL SERVICES AND THE CLOSURE OF SEVERAL STORAGE DEPOTS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS.

/THE REDUCTION