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"THIS WILL NOT ONLY REDUCE POLLUTION IN TOLO HARBOUR, BUT HELP TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN KAI TAK NULLAH.
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"THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF NEW SEWERAGE VILLAGE AREAS, AND FACILITIES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SLUDGE FROM THE SHA
TIN WATER TREATMENT WORKS, WHICH IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF POLLUTION IN THE SHING MUN RIVER.
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MOREOVER, AFTER MANY YEARS OF PREPARATION, THE NOISE CONTROL
BILL WAS PASSED IN JULY THIS YEAR, LADY WILSON SAID.
"THE NEW ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE PREVENTION AND LOWERING THE LEVEL OF NOISE, INCLUDING NOISE FROM DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC PLACES, FACTORIES AND CONSTRUCTION SITES," SHE SAID.
"THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, AND WHILE IT WILL NOT MAKE SHA TIN A QUIET PLACE, IT WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS IMPROVING THE PRESENT SITUATION,"
LADY WILSON NOTED THAT EFFORTS WERE ALSO BEING MADE TO HELP THE AIR IN SHA TIN, BY SETTING UP AN AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATION THERE NEXT YEAR.
ALSO ATTENDING TODAY'S FUNCTION WERE THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM; SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD WORKING GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CHAIRMAN, DR JOHN YOUNG; AND KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN (SHA TIN COMMITTEE) CHAIRMAN, MR CHOI KAN-PUI.
FUNDS FOR THE DISTRICT'S CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN AND THE MUSIC DAY WERE COVERED BY $40,000 FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, $27,500 FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, $25,000 FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, AND DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE SPONSORS.
WARDEN SCHEME TO HELP KEEP COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN
A "HIKING LITTER WARDEN" SCHEME WILL BE INTRODUCED NEXT MONTH TO REINFORCE THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN KEEPING HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN, AN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).
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THE SCHEME, WHICH IS OPEN TO ANY LOCAL HIKING THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE OF SELECTED HIKING LITTER WARDENS DURING OUTINGS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
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THE MAIN DUTIES OF HIKING LITTER WARDENS WILL THEIR FELLOW HIKERS TO KEEP THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN AND LITTER FOUND DURING THEIR HIKING TRIPS.
THE ASSISTANT