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Thursday, June 29, 1972
POLLUTION CONTROL SURVEYS
Two major surveys to help formulate the policy for the control
of pollution have been arranged by the Advisory Committee on Environmental
Pollution of Land and Water (EPCOM).
The first survey, which is being carried out by Hong Kong
University students on vacation, covers all the domestic refuse, sewage
and animal and industrial waste in Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long district and
another selected area in Fan Ling.
During the past week the students have been visiting every house
and structure within the survey area, compiling information sheets which
will show every type of waste being produced and the way in which it is
disposed.
This survey will greatly assist the Government in planning the
infrastructure of services and measures necessary to control pollution in
the areas concerned. It will also provide a guideline for the planning of
services throughout the New Territories.
The second survey covers industries producing liquid effluents. At
the end of the month questionnaires will be sent to 150 selected factories
and businesses. These forms will be completed with the assistance of the
Trade Investigation Division of the Commerce and Industry Department.
The survey is required by the Industrial Effluente sub-committee of
EPCOM for the preparation of legislation to control industrial effluents,
which is presently under consideration.
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