THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1983
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IN THE CASE OF DIESEL SMOKE, THE COMMITTEE WAS ABOUT TO EXAMINE PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVED CHECKING OF DIESEL CARS, TO AUGMENT THE PRESENT KERBSIDE CHECKS CARRIED OUT BY THE POLICE.
ANOTHER PROBLEM WAS THAT OF PARTICULATE POLLUTION WHICH MR SULKE CONSIDERED TO BE THE WORST AND MOST DANGEROUS AIR POLLUTION IN HONG KONG.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF THIS POLLUTION WERE CONSTRUCTION AND RECLAMATION SITES. HE ADDED THAT HE WOULD REGARD THESE SOURCES AS AREAS CALLING FOR PRIORITY OF ATTENTION UNDER THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE.
TIGUANGDONG CUSTOMS DISCUSSIONS +MOST USEFUL+
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THE CLOSE TIES BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND THE GUANGDONG CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN FURTHER STRENGTHENED FOLLOWING THE FOUR- DAY VISIT BY A SENIOR GUANGDONG CUSTOMS DELEGATION LED BY MR SUN CHUANLU, THE DIRECTOR OF THE GUANGDONG BRANCH OF THE CHINESE GENERAL CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION.
*THE VISIT HAS MARKED A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE GROWTH OF OUR EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLABORATION. THE DISCUSSIONS WERE MOST USEFUL, ENABLING US IN FUTURE TO FURTHER ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN MEASURES TO COUNTER SMUGGLING AT THE BORDER,+ SAID MR DOUGLAS JORDAN, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
IN MARCH 1981, MR SUN LED THE FIRST SENIOR GUANGDONG CUSTOMS DELEGATION TO HONG KONG, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CUSTOMS LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS.
THIS SECOND VISIT BY THE GUANGDONG SENIOR OFFICIALS IS A SEQUEL TO THE VISIT LAST NOVEMBER BY A HONG KONG CUSTOMS DELEGATION, LED BY MR JORDAN.
IN THE FOUR-DAY PROGRAMME, THE GUANGDONG OFFICIALS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE WORK OF THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS SERVICE BY VISITING VARIOUS CUSTOMS OFFICES. BONDED WAREHOUSES, HONG KONG TOBACCO CO., SAN MIGUEL BREWERY AND KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL.
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