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CONTROL OF POLLUTION
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Strong tides and winds have so far saved us from
the worst affects of pollution.
Never the less I am sure
that the establishment of the new Environmental Protection
Unit, under its expert Adviser, will have come as a
relief to Honourable Members. This follows the excellent
preparatory work of the Environmental Protection Committee.
A series of Ordinances will be drafted to bring under
control the various forms of pollution to which Hong Kong
is exposed. Honourable Members may rest assured that the
approach of your Government will be careful and realistic;
nevertheless the sooner a corpus of legislation is on the
statute book the better. I hope that it may be possible
to make some progress during this session.