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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1985
EACH SECTION PROVIDES PRACTICAL GUIDELINES ON HOW ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CAN BE AVOIDED AT THE PLANNING STAGE, FREQUENTLY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
THE CHAPTER IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO HELP PLANNERS OVERCOME THE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE HIGH POPULATION DENSITIES FOUND IN MANY ASIAN CITIES.
THE REPORT HAS GENERATED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST, BOTH IN HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS. AT A RECENT MINISTERIAL-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ASIA HELD IN BANGKOK, THE REPORT WAS DISCUSSED AND A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED URGING OTHER ASIAN CITIES TO FOLLOW HONG KONG'S LEAD IN THIS AREA.
MR ASHCROFT WILL BE PRESENTING A PAPER ON THE HONG KONG PLANNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES TO DELEGATES ATTENDING POLMET '85, AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLLUTION IN THE METROPOLITAN AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT TO BE HOSTED BY HONG KONG FROM DECEMBER 2 TO 5.
DETAILS ON PRIVATE CAR INSPECTION SCHEME
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A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE MOTOR TRADERS ASSOCIATION AT 3 PM ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 28) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE PRIVATE CAR INSPECTION SCHEME.
UNDER THE SCHEME, PRIVATE CARS WHICH ARE SIX YEARS OLD OR MORE WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO ANNUAL INSPECTIONS AT GOVERNMENT- DESIGNATED CAR TESTING CENTRES BEFORE RELICENSING.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT DAH CHONG HONG MOTOR SERVICE BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR (RECEPTION AREA), 20 KAI CHEUNG ROAD, KOWLOON BAY.
CHAIRING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR PETER LEEDS, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MOTOR TRADERS ASSOCIATION, MR RICHARD LÉE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD USE THE MINIBUS SHUTTLE SERVICE PROVIDED BY DAH CHONG HONG FROM TELFORD GARDENS BUS TERMINUS, OPPOSITE THE YUE HWA CHINESE PRODUCTS (HOLDINGS) LTD, TO ITS MOTOR SERVICE CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY.
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