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THE COMMITTEE ALSO DIRECTED THAT HYDRAULIC AND WATER QUALITY STUDIES BE CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE HARBOUR REGIME FROM EXISTING AS WELL AS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS ARISING FROM THE PDSS AND TDS.
THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES OF THE HYDRAULIC AND WATER QUALITY STUDIES ARE TO ENSURE THAT:
* EXISTING WATER QUALITY OF THE WATERS OF THE HARBOUR IS
NOT SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED;
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LEVEL OF SCOURING AND SEDIMENTATION IN THE HARBOUR IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED I
A SMOOTH TIDAL FLOW IS MAINTAINED IN THE HARBOUR SO THAT ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO TIDAL EDDIES AND SLACK WATER ZONES MAY BE AVOIDED: AND ·
NO UNDUE DIFFICULTY IS CAUSED TO MARINE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SHIP MOVEMENTS AND CARGO HANDLING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HARBOUR,
TESTS ON CIGARETTES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE
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THE RANGE OF TAR AND NICOTINE CONTENT IN CIGARETTES SOLD IN HONG KONG HAS SHOWN LITTLE CHANGE, ACCORDING TO RESULTS OF THE LATEST TEST CONDUCTED BY THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST COVERING THE PERIOD FEBRUARY TO JULY THIS YEAR.
THIS STUDY CONDUCTED EVERY SIX MONTHS, IS THE SEVENTH SINCE REGULAR TESTS BEGAN IN 1983 AT THE TIME OF GOVERNMENT'S FIRST MAJOR DRIVE AGAINST SMOKING.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS EXERCISE IS THOUGHT TO BE A HELP TO SMOKERS WHO FIND IT TOO HARD TO GIVE UP BUT WISH TO CUT DOWN ON THE MORE DANGEROUS ELEMENTS OF SMOKING.
+THESE DETAILED AND SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS ALSO HELP CONFIRM THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION ON CIGARETTE PACKETS,+ HE SAID,
MORE THAN A HUNDRED BRANDS OF CIGARETTES ARE TESTED, AND THIS TIME THESE SAMPLES INCLUDED 12 NEW BRANDS AS AGAINST SIX PREVIOUS BRANDS WITHDRAWN DURING THE PERIOD UNDER STUDY.
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