Proposed sewerage works in Mang Kung Uk, Port Shelter approved

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Proposed sewerage works in Mang Kung Uk, Port Shelter approved

The Chief Executive in Council has authorised the scheme for Port Shelter Sewerage Stage 3 - Mang Kung Uk Sewerage.

The Mang Kung Uk sewerage involves 4.2 kilometres of trunk sewers and ancillary works at Mang Kung Uk and the nearby area.

"The sewerage scheme will provide a public sewerage system for sewage collection, help improve the area's sanitary condition, and achieve long-term water quality improvement in Port Shelter," a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Department said today (December 28) .

Construction of the scheme is to be carried out by the Drainage Services Department. It is scheduled to start in July, 2008, and will take about 27 months to complete, he said.

Details of the Mang Kung Uk Sewerage Scheme were published in the Government Gazette on August 18 and 25 last year and January 19 and 26 and June 1 and 8 this year.

Approval for the sewerage scheme was gazetted today.

Ends/Friday, December 28, 2007