THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1984
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+SINCE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS A FAIRLY EASILY IDENTIFIABLE SOURCE OF PARTICULATES, THE EPA IS DEVELOPING A CODE OF PRACTICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BUILDING CONSTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION, TO MINIMISE THE LEVEL OF DUST FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES.
+THE KENNEDY TOWN AND LAI CHI KOK INCINERATORS ARE MAJOR SOURCES OF PARTICULATES, THE INCINERATOR LINES FEEDING ONE OF THE CHIMNEYS AT KENNEDY TOWN HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS SINCE JULY 1983 TO REMOVE PARTICULATES FROM THE FLUE GAS. THE RESULT HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING.
+WORK IS NOW PROGRESSING TO FIT THE REMAINING INCINERATOR LINES AT KENNEDY TOWN WHILE PLANS ARE IN HAND TO CONTROL PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM THE LAI CHI KOK INCINERATOR, HE SAID.
MISSION TO ENCOURAGE MORE INVESTMENT IN HK
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THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL BE SENDING A MISSION TO AUSTRALIA TO ENCOURAGE GREATER AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPATION IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
THE MISSION WILL VISIT SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE AND PERTH BETWEEN OCTOBER 15 AND NOVEMBER 2.
IT WILL BE LED BY MR JOHN LO, A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MISSION ARE MR PAUL WONG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY: MR DAVID CHEUNG, PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, AND MR RAYMOND CHAN, CONSULTANT.
WHILE IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, THE MISSION, TOGETHER WITH THE METAL TRADES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, WILL ORGANISE TWO SEMINARS AT WHICH MR LO AND MR WONG WILL DISCUSS HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSMEN.
THE MISSION WILL PAY FOLLOW-UP VISITS TO COMPANIES WHICH HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ESTABLISHING MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN HONG KONG, EITHER AS WHOLLY-OWNED OPERATIONS OR AS JOINT VENTURES WITH HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ISTS.
THE MISSION WILL ALSO VISIT PRE-SELECTED COMPANIES TO DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES OF HONG KONG AS AN OFFSHORE MANUFACTURING BASE.
AUSTRALIA RANKS EIGHTH AMONG OVERSEAS COUNTRIES WITH INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG.
OF THE 28 FACTORIES ESTABLISHED HERE WITH AUSTRALIAN INTEREST, 13 ARE WHOLLY-OWNED OPERATIONS AND 15, JOINT VENTURES, WITH INVESTMENTS TOTALLING $161 MILLION.
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