MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1985
HOWEVER, THE EPA NOTED THAT DECLINING WATER QUALITY IN THE FO TAN NULLAH AND SHING MUN RIVER WAS DISAPPOINTING, ALTHOUGH IT EXPECTED THAT COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA WOULD IMPROVE THE SITUATION.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED A PAPER ON THE 'SEWERAGE
P
SEWAGE TREATMENT AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHICH SET OUT THE GOVERNMENT'S PRESENT STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES, AND THE POLICIES GOVERNING THE PLANNED PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY TREATMENT FACILITIES OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
THE PAPER ALSO GAVE AN UPDATED PROGRAMME OF RELEVANT CAPITAL WORKS AS AT DECEMBER 1984 AND A NEW METHOD FOR MONITORING PROGRESS.
THE AIM OF THESE WORKS IS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SEWERAGE AND MEANS OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. ITS TARGET IS DEFINED IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION +ADEQUATELY PROVIDED WITH SEWAGE DISPOSAL+ AT SPECIFIED DATES.
EPCOM MEMBERS ALSO NOTED THE CONTENTS OF A THIRD PAPER ON THE PLANNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES IN RESPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH SPECIFICALLY COVER SIX MAJOR AREAS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING: AIR QUALITY, WATER QUALITY, NOISE, WASTE MANAGEMENT, URBAN LANDSCAPE AND RURAL ENVIRONMENT.
THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ARE USED TO GUIDE THE PREPARATION OF STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY LAND USE PLANS, AND THE PLANNING OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THEY ARE USED PRINCIPALLY BY GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNERS, ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
'METEOROLOGY AND PUBLIC SAFETY' ON DISPLAY ******
+METEOROLOGY AND PUBLIC SAFETY+ WILL BE THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S +WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY+, WHICH THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WILL BE CELEBRATING ON MARCH 23, TOGETHER WITH METEOROLOGICAL BODIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
IN HONG KONG, THE EVENT WILL BE MARKED BY THE OPENING OF A PUBLIC EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS SELINA CHOW AND THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON.
FOLLOWING THE MORNING CEREMONY, THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR TWO DAYS, ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23 BETWEEN 11.30 AM AND 5.30 PM AND ON SUNDAY, MARCH 24 BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE.
/IN ADDITION