TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1981
CIGARETTE ADVERTISING IS ALREADY BANNED IN PREMISES UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S DIRECT CONTROL SUCH AS AT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSES.
CIGARETTE ADVERTISING ON TELEVISION IS CURRENTLY PROHIBITED BETWEEN 4.30 PM AND 6.30 PM DAILY AND THE CONTENT OF COMMERCIALS IS GOVERNED BY THE TELEVISION AUTHORITY'S CODE OF PRACTICE AND A VOLUNTARY CODE OF CONDUCT DRAWN UP WITH THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY IN 1977. MORE THAN 70 PER CENT OF THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS BELIEVED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON TELEVISION CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENTS, BOTH IN TERMS OF QUANTITY AND CONTENT. IN VIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO ADOPT A POLICY OF STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST SMOKING, THE TELEVISION AUTHORITY WILL REVIEW THE CODE OF PRACTICE AND CONSIDER HOW EXISTING RESTRICTIONS ON ADVERTISING SHOULD BE EXTENDED.
STATEMENT ON RESERVOIR
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES IN RESPONSE TO PRESS QUESTIONS ON A REPORT CARRIED IN A NEWSPAPER TODAY
TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR IS STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT IN THAT TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DEPEND UPON ITS THROUGHPUT FOR SUPPLY.
THE SOURCES OF WATER INTO TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR ARE THE YIELD FROM ITS OWN CATCHMENT AREA AND A PROPORTION OF THE WATER FROM CHINA, TOGETHER WITH THE OUTPUT FROM THE DESALTER WHEN IT IS OPERATING.
THE OPERATING RULES FOR THE RESERVOIR REQUIRE IT TO BE REASONABLY FULL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DRY SEASON AND THE COMBINED INPUTS OF DESALTED WATER AND WATER FROM CHINA, HAVE IMPROVED THE STORAGE TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
THE PROSPECT OF IT OVERFLOWING, HOWEVER, IS LOW. NEVERTHELESS, THE SITUATION HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTANT OBSERVATION AND MEASURES ARE IN HAND TO INCREASE DRAW-OFF AND REDUCE INPUT SO AS TO OBVIATE THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERFLOW.
THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AT PLOVER COVE WHICH WOULD PRECLUDE THE RECEPTION OF A GREATER PROPORTION OF CHINESE WATER AS HAS BEEN SUGGESTED.
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