SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH_AND_WELFARE
'IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 1987
IN THE DEBATE ON THE MOTION OF THANKS-
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:
The Environment
Sir,
It is
I was very encouraged to hear several Members
voice their support for the anti-pollution measures that
the Government is now formulating and implementing.
true that during the last few years emphasis has been
placed on the development of environmental legislation as
this, together with good planning, is the foundation upon
must be
which pollution controls are based. Once the Noise
Control Bill has been passed, which I hope will be early
next year, we shall have in place a comprehensive set of
such legislation, covering air, water, noise and waste
disposal.
se f.
Professor POON asked why, given the expansion of
the Environmental Protection Department in recent years,
environmental improvements have not so far been more
apparent. There is no doubt that we face a daunting
backlog of pollution problems and the practical reality is
that the pressure on our environment has increased
dramatically during the past decade and we are having to
run very hard just to stand still. Indeed in the face