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and the typhoon shelters.
dispersion of
Bay
and
can
ac cu mu late.
flushing
have been
In these areas, the dilution
wastewaters are ha mpered and pollution
Also, inland streams which could assist
progressively intercepted to provide
In Tolo Harbour for exa mp le the reduction
to the sea over the years has been a massive
70%. As a result cleansing freshwater flows have been
reduced su bstantially.
potable water.
in run-off
3.6
our
territorial
waters is
The quality of
influenced strongly by the flow from the Pearl River
Estuary.
This influence is reflected in the difference in
nature between the brow n sedi ment-laden waters to the west
of the territory and the blue translucent waters to the
me ans also that any pollution carried
east.
This influence
by the Pearl River, or discharged more directly from Shen
Zhen into areas such as Deep Bay or Starling Inlet, could
have a significant effect on the quality of our inshore
waters.
POLICY OBJECTIVES
3.7
The
Government's overall policy objectives for
water pollution are
to
achieve and maintain the quality of
inshore
waters so that they can be used for
their legitimate purposes; (e.g. bathing,
other recreation, as a habitat for marine
a source for food or commercial
fisheries, navigation and shipping, etc
depending on the area)
life, as
to
pro vide
public sewerage of adequate size
to
accept all existing and
prospective
wastewater discharges;
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