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2015 News	Date - Event
2015-12-19	Grand ceremony for the commissioning of HATS Stage 2A
2015-09-24	Media briefing on commencement of the flow turning process under HATS Stage 2A
2015-03-10	Maiden voyage of DSD's sludge vessel Clean Harbour 1 (with photos)

2014 News	Date - Event
2014-10-06	Harbour Area Treatment Scheme – Breakthrough of Tunnel Crossing Victoria Harbour

2013 News	Date - Event
2013-12-02	Breakthrough ceremony of HATS Stage 2A sewage tunnel (Aberdeen - Sai Ying Pun section)
2013-11-08	Speech by SEN at the breakthrough ceremony for Hong Kong's deepest tunnel, HATS Stage 2A sewage tunnel (North Point - Wan Chai section) (Chinese only) Breakthrough ceremony of HATS Stage 2A sewage tunnel (North Point - Wan Chai section)
2013-07-10	Contract awarded for the design, construction and operation of sludge handling and disposal facilities under HATS Stage 2A

2011 News	Date - Event
2011-09-14	Contract awarded for upgrading the preliminary treatment works at Sandy Bay, Cyberport, Wah Fu, Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau under HATS Stage 2A
2011-08-11	Contract awarded for the construction of an effluent tunnel and disinfection facilities at SCISTW under HATS Stage 2A
2011-03-09	Contract awarded for the construction of a main pumping station, sedimentation tanks and ancillary facilities for upgrading the SCISTW under HATS Stage 2A
2011-01-20	Contract awarded for upgrading the preliminary treatment works at North Point, Wan Chai East and Central under HATS Stage 2A

2010 News	Date - Event
2010-08-25	Contract awarded for the construction of new sludge dewatering facilities at SCISTW under HATS Stage 2A

2009 News	Date - Event
2009-11-03	Contract awarded for the provision of covers and deodourisation facilities to the existing sedimentation tanks at SCISTW under HATS Stage 2A
2009-09-29	Contract awarded for the construction of diaphragm wall and foundation of a new main pumping station and an interconnection tunnel at SCISTW under HATS Stage 2A
2009-08-12	Contract awarded for the construction of sewage conveyance system from Ap Lei Chau to Aberdeen under HATS Stage 2A
2009-07-30	Contracts awarded for the construction of sewage conveyance system from North Point in the east and Aberdeen in the west to SCISTW under HATS Stage 2A

2008 News	Date - Event
2008-04-25	Contract awarded for the construction of advance disinfection facilities at SCISTW

2007 News	Date - Event
2007-08-10	Consultancy contract awarded for the investigation, design and construction stage services for upgrading of SCISTW and eight preliminary treatment works under HATS Stage 2A
2007-03-21	Law proposed to strengthen polluter-pays principle in cleaning up harbour

2006 News	Date - Event
2006-12-28	Applying Polluter-pays Principle to Sewage Charges - Paying 10 cents more a day can help clean the harbour
2006-11-14	Major ground investigations contract awarded for HATS Stage 2A
2006-02-24	EIA study contract awarded for HATS Stage 2A
2006-01-19	Consultancy contract awarded for the investigation, design and construction stage services for the sewage conveyance system of HATS Stage 2A

2005 News	Date - Event
2005-07-26	EIA Study contract awarded for the provision of disinfection facilities at SCISTW
2005-04-22	HATS Stage 2 Programme announced (pdf file)

2004 News	Date - Event
2004-11-02	SETW meets DC chairmen on sewage treatment facilities
2004-06-21	Public Consultation on the way forward for HATS

2003 News	Date - Event
2003-05-21	No SARS virus found in sewage samples collected from SCISTW

2002 News	Date - Event
2002-06-21	Consultation on Water Quality Criteria for HATS
2002-01-21	Contract awarded for the Compact Sewage Treatment Technology Pilot Plant Trials

2001 News	Date - Event
2001-01-29	Contract awarded for the Environmental and Engineering Feasibility Assessment Studies