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The spokesman noted that as a further incentive to employers, the Labour Department will deem a contractor to have discharged his duties to provide safety training under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance if a good proportion of site workers has successfully completed the course.
The Works Branch has written to all approved Government contractors to enlist their support to this new safety initiative which is expected to commence in September.
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North Lantau Refuse Transfer Station contract signed
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (Tuesday) signed a contract for the development of the North Lantau Refuse Transfer Station (NLRTS), which is one of the nine refuse transfer stations built or planned for the territory.
Located at Siu Ho Wan on north Lantau Island, the refuse transfer station will be built at a capital cost of about $251 million and with an annual operating cost of about $34 million.
The NLRTS is part of the airport core programme. It is scheduled to be commissioned in April 1998 to correspond with the opening of the new airport.
The contract was awarded to Ecoserve Limited, a joint venture between Waste Management International plc and CITIC Pacific Limited.
Similar to other waste management projects, the NLRTS will be developed under a 'design, build and operate' contract. The contractor will be responsible for operating the station for 15 years.
Speaking at the contract signing ceremony, EPD's acting Assistant Director, Mr Benny Wong, said: "The NLRTS will be capable of handling up to 1,200 tonnes of refuse daily arising from Chek Lap Kok Airport and Tung Chung New Town."
The NLRTS will be built to very high environmental standards with the provision of a wastewater treatment plant and odour removal equipment to ensure that no nuisance will be brought to the developments nearby.
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