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BY COMPARISON THE THROUGHPUT OF THE EXISTING MANUAL SYSTEM IS ABOUT 1,000 ITEMS PER HOUR PER SORTER.
IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, SAVINGS OF 200 POSTS WILL BE
ACHIEVED.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MLSS WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL TOWARDS THE END OF 1989.
BY THAT TIME THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE HILL HAVE ACHIEVED A NEW MILESTONE IN THAT IT WILL BE OPERATING THE ONLY MECHANISED SORTING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD IN WHICH OCR'S READ FOUR LINES OF THE ADDRESS AND IMPRINTS A MACHINE READABLE CODE WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A POST CODE OR ZIP CODE.
CODE OF PRACTICE ON PCB WASTES PUBLISHED
THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH HAS PUBLISHED A CODE OF PRACTICE ON THE HANDLING, TRANSPORT AND DISPOSAL OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) WASTES IN HONG KONG.
THE CODE OF PRACTICE, PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, IS A STATUTORY DOCUMENT PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE UNDER THE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT PUB'S WERE SYNTHETIC ORGANIC PRODUCTS WHOSE MAJOR LOCAL APPLICATIONS INCLUDED ELECTRICAL CAPACITORS AND TRANSFORMERS.
THEIR
DESPITE THE WIDE APPLICATIONS OF PCB'S, HE SAID, SOME OF PROPERTIES WERE ENVIRONMENTALLY UNDESIRABLE AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PERSISTENCE AND BIOACTUMULATION IN THE FOOD CHAIN.
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INCREASING CONCERN OVER THEIR HEALTH HAZARDS AND ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS HAS RESULTED JN THRIA DIMINISHING USK AND GRADUAL REPLACEMENT AND, IN SOME COUNTRIES, A COMPLETE BAN," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT ACTION WAS NOW IN HAND TO RESTRICT THE USE OF PUB'S OVER A PIVE-YEAR PERIOD AND [T WAS EXPECTED THAT INCREASING QUANTITIES OF PCB WASTES WOULD ARISE IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT.
/THE CODE