SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1984
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+ REMAIN CONFIDENT THAT THE GOVERNMENTS OF HONG KONG'S MAIN TRADE PARTNERS CAN BE PERSUADED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE IN THE WIDER INTEREST. WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE FAVOURABLE RECEPTION WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE AGREEMENT OVERSEAS.
+AS AN EXPORT-ORIENTED ECONOMY, HONG KONG MUST REMAIN COMPETITIVE. THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR INDUSTRIAL ISTS TO INVEST AND RE-INVEST IN NEW EQUIPMENT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE IN KEEPING HONG KONG AMONG THE LEADING EXPORT TERRITORIES IN THE WORLD. THERE HAS BEEN NO LET UP IN THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE. INVESTMENT BY INDUSTRY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS HAS REGRETABLY NOT KEPT PACE WITH THE GROWTH OF OUR EXPORTS. UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT 1997 HAD BECOME A DETERRENT TO THE CONFIDENCE WHICH UNDERLIES SUCH INVESTMENT.
+NOW THE OBSTACLE HAS BEEN REMOVED, HONG KONG CAN MOVE AHEAD ONCE MORE. OUR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL LEADERS SHOULD AGAIN FEEL ABLE TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE AND RECOGNISE THAT THEY HAVE A VITAL PART TO PLAY IN MAINTAINING THE PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG AND MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE IN WHICH ITS PEOPLE CAN LIVE AND WORK.
+ IT IS ON THIS OPTIMISTIC NOTE, CHAIRMAN AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. THAT I DECLARE THE HONG KONG WOMEN'S SPORTSWEAR GALA SHOW OPEN, I WISH THE SHOW AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN IT EVERY SUCCESS.+
AIR POLLUTION STUDIES SERVE VITAL FUNCTIONS ******
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WILL SOON COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON HONG KONG'S AIR QUALITY.
THE REPORT, BASED ON DATA COLLECTED OVER THE PAST YEAR AT FIXED MONITORING STATIONS, WILL CONTA IN DETAILED INFORMATION ON AIR POLLUTION LEVELS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND LAND-USE PLANNING.
+ IT WILL SERVE AS A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT POLICY, CONTROL STRATEGIES AND LEGISLATION, MR MICHAEL CHAN, PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER, SAID.
THE EPA NOW HAS A NETWORK OF SIX MONITORING STATIONS TO KEEP TRACK OF HONG KONG'S MOST COMMON AIR POLLUTANTS.
THESE INCLUDE TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES, SULPHUR DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES AND OZONE, MOST OF WHICH ARE PRODUCED FROM FUEL COMBUSTION AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES.
/+DATA COLLECTED