Project Cost Total GFA Project Inception

$1.8 Billion 58,000m2 mid 1995

Commencement on Site Completion Date Completion of Commissioning

Feb 1997 Jun 1999 Mar 2000

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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Project Data

Triple Benefits
Cost Benefits Land use Benefits Environmental Benefits

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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Project Goal

Cost Benefit
Publicly operated abattoir was running with a deficit

Privatize operation for cost-effective reasons

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 Re-provision the 3 existing abattoirs

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

Releasing 4.19 hectares of land for new developments which are more compatible with the surrounding areas

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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Land use Benefits

Existing facilities built in the 60s, creating environmental nuisance to the densely populated area

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

New slaughter house located away from builtup areas but convenience to rail

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Environmental Benefit

Trains no longer have to go into town and people living along the railway line need not suffer the noise and odour nuisance caused by the pigs & cattle Purposely built railway : direct off-loading of livestock from train to lairage

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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Environmental Benefit

Design + Construct + Commissioning Contract

One point control from design to operational stage

Contractor to ensure compliance to performance criteria

Novation Contract
Appoint consultant to produce design for tender Awarded contractor to employ the consultant

Adv : retain control of design to ensure needs being met

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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Procurement Strategy

Construction Stage
Contractor to implement mitigation measures as recommended in the EIA report

Operation Stage
Operator to implement ISO 14001 to ensure satisfactory environmental performance during operation

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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Environmental Management

 Designed to highest international standards of hygiene, e.g. EC (European Community) & USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) standards Fully automatic mechanized devices throughout the process

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Hygienic Slaughter Lines

 Consumption of hot water 630m3 per day

Provision of 450 solar panels to pre-heat water

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Solar Hot Water System

 Utilize rejected heat from air-cooling operation to further heat up water

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Heat Pump for Energy Efficiency

 5000 m3 waste water / day Concentration 10 times higher than domestic waste water Pre-treat waste water using bacteria and other micro-organisms to achieve domestic effluent standard before passing to Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Plant

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Waste Water Treatment

 Effluent water from Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Plant for cooling the condenser of the A/C plant

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Sheung Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Plant

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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ArchSD

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Use of Grey Water

 Odour generated = 1,000 OU vs. Acceptance standard = 5 OU Chemical scrubbers & odour neutralizing agent system for odour control 5 OU is achieved at sensitive receivers

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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Odour Control

 Operation hours from midnight to early morning

Acoustic louvres installed at lairage block Perimeter noise barrier walls along railway off-loading areas

Sheung Shui Slaughter House

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Noise Mitigation