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Based
on the findings of a study “Extension for Existing Landfills and
Identification of Potential New Waste Disposal Sites” completed in
January 2003, all the existing landfill capacity will be exhausted in 5-9
years if waste continues to grow at the current trend. Therefore, the
Government has developed a Strategic Plan under this Study for the
development of landfill extensions and new sites for the disposal of solid
wastes in the next 50 years. The NENT Landfill Extension forms an integral
part in the Strategic Plan in maintaining the continuity of landfill capacity
in the territory, in particular the North East
New Territories.
The Waste Facilities
Group of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Government has commissioned Ove Arup &
Partners Hong Kong Limited (Arup) to carry out the engineering feasibility
and EIA Study for the North East New Territories (NENT) Landfill Extension,
which will last for 21 months with a commencement date of 17 February 2005.
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