Kwai Chung Incineration Plant
Incinerator in New Territories, Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kwai Chung Incineration Plant (Chinese: 葵涌焚化爐) was one of four incineration plants in Hong Kong. The plant was built on a 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) of reclaimed land along Gin Drinkers Bay, Kwai Chung, near Pillar Island and the Rambler Channel.
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Status | Demolished |
Location | Gin Drinkers Bay, Kwai Chung New Territories, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22.350999°N 114.115241°E / 22.350999; 114.115241 |
Opened | October 1978 |
Closed | May 1997 |
Demolished | 2007–2011 |
Owner | Government of Hong Kong |
Height | 150 metres (490 ft) |
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The plant was opened in 1978 to process solid waste from Hong Kong to reduce the need to put waste into landfills.