MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1987
THIS METHOD OF BULK TRANSPORT, ESPECIALLY IF BARGING IS USED, WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ROAD TRIPS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE
BE NECESSARY IF COLLECTION VEHICLES THEMSELVES WERE REQUIRED TO TRANSPORT WASTE TO LANDFILLS.
ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE WASTE HANDLING METHODS WILL BE EMPLOYED IN THE NEW PLANT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE CURRENT PROBLEMS OF ODOUR, DUST AND BIRD NUISANCE.
THE CONSULTANCY WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON.
ANTI-PROTECTIONISM COMMITTEE AGREES ON WORK PROGRAMME *****
THE STEERING COMMITTEE AGAINST PROTECTIONISM (SCAP) HELD ITS FIRST MEETING THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON AND DISCUSSED THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES CONCERNING TRADE LEGISLATION.
THE SCAP HAS BEEN SET UP BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO MONITOR AND ASSESS THE THREAT OF PROTECTIONISM IN THE UNITED STATES ON HONG KONG'S TRADE INTERESTS, AND TO CO-ORDINATE ACTION TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND MAJOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY RELATED BODIES TO MAXIMISE EFFECTIVENESS.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE IS DRAWN FROM THE OMELCO PANEL ON TRADE, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, MAJOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS AND THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE AND THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES. THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.
AT TODAY'S MEETING, THE SCAP AGREED ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK, INVOLVING REGULAR MONITORING OF TRADE LEGISLATION DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND WAYS TO PUT FORWARD HONG KONG'S CASE FOR FREE TRADE EFFECTIVELY.
+WE HAD A VERY LIVELY AND USEFUL DISCUSSION. MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED THEIR IDEAS FULLY. THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR ERIC HO SAID AFTER THE MEETING.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SCAP WILL BE HELD IN LATE APRIL.
MEMBERS OF THE SCAP ARE MR STEPHEN CHEONG, MR IRA KAYE, MR ALLEN LEE, MR MICHAEL MILES, MR S.K. NGAI, MR JACK SO, MR JACK C. TANG, MISS ELEANOR WONG, DR PHILIP WONG, DIRECTOR
OF TRADE AND DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES.
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