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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1987
FORUM ON POLLUTION IN TSUEN WAN
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AN OPEN FORUM ON POLLUTION PROBLEMS HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD FOR THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 24) EVENING AS PART OF THE BOARD'S EFFORTS TO STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLLUTION ISSUES
IN THE DISTRICT.
REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE TSUEN WAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE IN TSUEN WAN WILL ATTEND THE FORUM TO INTRODUCE THEIR WORK IN RELATION то PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION.
THE FORUM WILL BE HELD AT 8 PM IN THE HALL OF THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE, 60 TAI HO ROAD, TSUEN WAN. IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, DR. RICHARD
LAI, WHO 19 THE CONVENOR OF THE BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON POLLUTION PROBLEMS TSUEN WAN.
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DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIU, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT AT THE FORUM.
THE WORKING GROUP WANTS TO HEAR AND REFLECT THE VIEWS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLLUTION ISSUES IN GENERAL AND THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE FORUM TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS.
SINCE THE WORKING GROUP WAS CONVENED IN 1986 ΤΟ STUDY THE ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, IT HAS CONDUCTED A SURVEY ON POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN TSUEN WAN, EXAMINED EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE SANCTIONS AGAINST POLLUTION OFFENCES, AND REVIEWED PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY DEPARTMENTS
IN HANDLING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FORUM TO BE HELD AT 8 PM PRINCES9 ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE ON SEPTEMBER 24.
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