FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1987
A
SPECIFIED PROCESSES, 23 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED UNDER THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE, ARE PROCESSES WHICH CONSTITUTE HIGH POLLUTION RISE, INCLUDING VARIOUS TYPES OF METAL, PLASTICS, CHEMICAL AND PETROCHEMICAL WORKS, POWER STATIONS AND CEMENT WORKS.
ACCORDING
RECORDS,
TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT THERE ARE AROUND 100 PREMISES IN HONG KONG WHERE SPECIFIED PROCESSES ARE BEING CONDUCTED.
"ANYONE WHO WISHES TO CONDUCT A NEW SPECIFIED PROCESS 13 REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENCE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. PRESCRIBED FORMS FOR THE APPLICATION ARE CONTAINED IN THE REGULATIONS,' A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
AN APPLICATION MUST BE PREPARED BY A QUALIFIED ENGINEER OR AN AUTHORISED PERSON AND IT SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PRESCRIBED FER OF $100.
WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS, OWNERS OF PREMISES USED FOR EXISTING SPECIFIED PROCESSES WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENCE BUT WILL INSTEAD BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR EXISTENCE WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
THE PARTICULARS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED TO AUTHORITY ARE PRESCRIBED IN THE ORDER PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.
"THE EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING FOR EXISTING SPECIFIED PROCESSES WILL LAPSE WITH ANY CHANGE, MODIFICATION OR RENEWAL OF THE RELEVANT PLANT. THIS APPROACH WILL ENABLE THE AUTHORITY TO FURTHER CONTROL THE NOXIOUS AND OFFENSIVE EMISSIONS FROM THESE PROCESSES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
ADVICE ON HOW TO OBTAIN A LICENCE OR AN EXEMPTION UNDER THESE REGULATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
COMMITTEE SUGGESTS WAITING LIST FOR INFIRMARIES
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THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ON
SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO MONITOR CLOSELY THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME OF INFIRMARIES.
AND ACCOMMODATION FOR
OF THE
AT A MEETING TO DISCUSS INFIRMARY CARE THE ELDERLY, MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SHORTFALL INFIRMARY PLACES WHICH WOULD NOT BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL EARLY 1990'S.
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