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THEY ALSO CONSIDERED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SEWAGE AND SOLID DISPOSAL, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANGEMENT OF RURAL INDUSTRIES.
NOTING THE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS AND PLANNED AROUND DEEP BAY AND MIRS BAY, THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THESE TWO AREAS SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE AGGREGATE EFFECTS OF ALL RELEVANT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
"WE HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN OUR DISCUSSIONS TOWARDS CLOSER COLLABORATION WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS IN NEIGHBOURING GUANGDONG AND SHENZHEN", THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART
REED, COMMENTED AFTER A MEETING.
IN ADDITION TO A CONTINUING EXCHANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, SPECIFIC AREAS FOR COLLABORATION DISCUSSED INCLUDED A REPEAT OF THE WORKSHOP ON AIR POLLUTION WHICH WAS HELD IN GUANGZHOU TWO YEARS AGO,
THE WORKSHOP, IN WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STAFF FROM BEIJING, SHANGHAI, GUANGZHOU AND HONG KONG PARTICIPATED, HAD BEEN A SUCCESS.
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THE TOPIC FOR THE NEXT WORKSHOP WOULD BE URBAN SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL" AND IT WAS EXPECTED THAT SIMILAR WORKSHOPS WOULD BE HELD ANNUALLY.
IT WAS ALSO PROPOSED THAT STAFF FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE IN SHENZHEN WOULD VISIT HONG KONG NEXT YEAR ΤΟ EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES OF OPERATING MOBILE AIR POLLUTION MONITORING FACILITIES.
CONTINGENCY TEXTILE LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS TO BE INTRODUCED
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WILL ADOPT CONTINGENCY LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE NEW TEXTILE AND APPAREL CATEGORY SYSTEM AS FROM JANUARY 1, 1988, AS A RESULT OF THE PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW CATEGORY SYSTEM BY THE UNITED STATES.
AS THE DEPARTMENT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ADOPTION OF THE HARMONISED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM (HARMONISED SYSTEM) BEFORE JANUARY
1988, SOME OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE NEW CATEGORY SYSTEM WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED.
THEY INCLUDE:-
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/I) NEW ARRANGEMENTS