WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1988
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AND THE LANDFILL SITE PREPARATION WOULD BEGIN IN EARLY 1989, SHOULD START RECEIVING WASTE IN LATE 1990, MR CHAMBERS SAID.
IS
THE
ALMOST
"A STUDY OF THE OUTLINE DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF
THE
TERRITORIES NORTH-EAST. NEW SECOND LANDFILL SITE IN COMPLETE, HE CONTINUED.
FI
"PREPARATORY WORKS SHOULD BEGIN IN EARLY 1991, OF WASTE AT THE SITE BEGINNING IN LATE 1993.
WITH DISPOSAL
JUNK BAY то THE THE
LANDFILLING
IS
EXPECTED
TO
"THE THIRD LANDFILL SITE WILL BE LOCATED AT NORTH-EAST OF FAT TONG CHAU (JUNK ISLAND). WORK IS IN PROGRESS ON
AND ENGINEERING DESIGN PRELIMINARY COMMENCE IN LATE 1994. "
MR CHAMBERS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING LANDFILL WAN, PILLAR POINT VALLEY AND JUNK BAY WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEW FACILITIES WERE COMMISSIONED.
SITES, AT SHUEN TO BE OPERATED
NOT
REMOVE
GASEOUS
CAUSED BY THE SAID ELECTROSTATIC THE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
AND FINE
ON THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO MINIMISE POLLUTION
THE MEANTIME, MR CHAMBERS TWO INCINERATORS IN
BEEN PRECIPITATORS HAD
INSTALLED WHICH
DID BUT OF DUST EMITTED, AMOUNT PARTICULATE POLLUTION,
EXCO TAKES ACCOUNT OF VIEWS ON AGB MCNAIR SURVEYS
* * * * *
THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
TAKEN HAS
OF
INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE AGB MCNAIR SURVEYS
DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE PUBLIC OPINION ON THE GREEN PAPER ON GOVERNMENT.
A
TODAY
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, STATED THIS IN REPLY TO
IN THE LEE
COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE QUESTION BY THE HON
(WEDNESDAY).
MARTIN
THE LEGCO DEBATE SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT WHILE WINDING UP
HR HAD ON THE SURVEY OFFICE REPORT ON THE GREEN PAPER ON NOVEMBER 18
THE AGB MCNAIR NOTED THAT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMENTS HAD BEEN MADE ON SURVEYS.
SURVEY OF TO HOW
HE QUOTED WHAT HE SAID ON THAT OCCASION: "AS IN ANY THIS NATURE, THERE WILL INEVITABLY BE DIFFERENT JUDGEMENTS AS PRECISELY ANY PARTICULAR QUESTION SHOULD BE PUT.
DEFEND
THE
PART OF MY TASK ΤΟ "I DO NOT BELIEVE IT TO BE PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE APPROACH IT HAS ADOPTED.
"LISTENING TO