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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1984 ·
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A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE EXTENT TO WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE PHYSICAL PLANNING PROCESS
* THE PREVENTION OF NEW NUISANCES AND
HARMFUL EFFECTS AS A RESULT OF THE CONTROL MEASURES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
INCORPORATED INTO MAJOR INSTALLATIONS IN HONG KONG SUCH AS THE COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS. CEMENT WORKS. CHEMICAL WORKS, FACTORIES ON INDUSTRIAL ESTATES AND NUMEROUS OTHERS,
IN THE SPECIFIC POLLUTION AREAS COVERED IN THE REPORT, REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE AIR QUALITY SECTION TO THE REDUCTIONS ACHIEVED IN LEAD IN PETROL, THE DECLINE OF THE PREVIOUSLY HIGH SULPHUR DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE HUNG HOM AREA AND THE DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN PARTICLE EMISSIONS FROM THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR.
THE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT SECTION FOCUSSES ON THE RENEWED EFFORTS TO CONTROL POLLUTION OF WATER-COURSES AND BEACHES IN THE TERRITORY AND PROVIDES MUCH USEFUL DATA ON THE OCCURRENCE OF RED TIDES, AND THE FLOATING REFUSE PROBLEM.
IN THE NOISE AND VIBRATION SECTION OF THE REPORT. THE MAJOR THEME IS +PLANNING AGAINST NOISE+. THIS EXPLAINS THE WAY IN WHICH OPTICAL MODELS AND COMPUTER MODELS ARE BEING USED TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS OF NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS THOSE IN JUNK BAY, ARE PROTECTED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, FROM EXCESSIVE ROAD TRAFFIC AND RAIL NOISE.
HONG KONG'S PRE-EMINENCE IN TEXTILE AND GARMENTS IS REFLECTED IN THE ANALYSIS OF REFUSE COMPOSITION GIVEN IN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING SECTION OF THE REPORT.
RAGS OF VARIOUS SORTS COMPRISE A MASSIVE 35 PER CENT OF ALL PRIVATELY COLLECTED WASTE.
FORECASTS OF HOW MUCH WASTE, IN THE FORM OF REFUSE AND SLUDGES, WILL BE GENERATED IN HONG KONG IN THE FUTURE INDICATE THE BIG TASK FACING THOSE WHO MUST PLAN FOR ITS DISPOSAL.
MORE THAN 2-1/2 MILL JON TONNES A YEAR OF SLUDGES AND OVER 12 000 TONNES/DAY OF REFUSE WILL REQUIRE DISPOSAL BY THE END OF THE DECADE.
DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF AN ADVANCED COMPUTER MODEL THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO AID THE PLANNING IN THIS AREA.
THE WAY IN WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE ENTERING MORE AND MORE INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANNING OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IS WELL ILLUSTRATED IN CHAPTER 7. WHICH RECORDS A 100 PER CENT INCREASE BETWEEN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1982 AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 IN THE NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BEING ASSESSED.
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