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"IN ORDER TO MEET THIS DEMAND, A MODERN REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, WITH FULL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, IS EXPECTED ΤΟ BE COMMISSIONED IN KOWLOON BAY BY MID-1990. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT AND HYGENIC WAY OF WASTE DISPOSAL FROM THE URBAN AREAS AND I HOPE IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY OF ITS TYPE," SIR DAVID SAID.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS LATER, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THE LONG-TERM SCALE DEVELOPMENT TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST POLLUTION WOULD EXTEND BEYOND 1997 ALTHOUGH THIS DATE WAS NOT A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.
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"I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE ANY PROBLEM AT ALL ABOUT THE SAR GOVERNMENT CONTINUING WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY GOOD POLICY FOR PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
SIR DAVID ALSO SAID THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 1988 HAD ATTRACTED A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLICITY AND EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE.
"THE MORE WE CAN DO TO AWAKE THE PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN ENVIRONMENT, OBVIOUSLY, THE BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT WE DO," HE SAID.
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WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE PROPOSED ENVIRONMENT BRANCH, SIR DAVID SAID: "WE HAVE RECOGNISED THE FACT THAT WE DO NEED TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENT, AND IT'S ALSO A FACT THAT HEALTH AND WELFARE PERHAPS IS NOT THE BEST HOME FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION.
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"ONE OF THE
IMPORTANT
ASPECTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL IS
OBVIOUSLY TO GET THE
POLLUTION MEASURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS CONSIDERED AT A VERY EARLY STAGE IN THE PLANNING STATE," SIR DAVID SAID.
"THEREFORE, OUR EARLY THINKING ON THE SUBJECT IS THAT WE
SHOULD PUT PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT TOGETHER, HE ADDED.
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RADIO APPEALS TO COMMUNITY TO KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN
KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN MESSAGES WERE BROADCAST то AN ESTIMATED ONE MILLION LISTENERS WHEN A RADIO SHOW WAS HELD TODAY (SUNDAY) AT THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE AND COMMERCIAL RADIO IN SUPPORT OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, THE SHOW HIGHLIGHTED A SENSE OF COMMUN ETY PARTICIPATION IN THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN OPERATION.
/REGIONAL COUNCILLOR