TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1988
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ALSO GOOD FOR INDUSTRY
"GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS GOOD FOR INDUSTRY" WAS THE VIEW EXPRESSED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED, AT THE INTERCHEM 88 CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE CONFERENCE, ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG CHEMICAL SOCIETY,
IS BEING HELD AT THE HONG KONG EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTRE.
DR REED SAID: "ANY INVESTMENT TARGET COUNTRY THAT CAN OFFER A SENSIBLE AND WELL REGULATED ENVIRONMENTAL REGIME, TOGETHER WITH GOOD FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATERS AND THE DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTES, IS LIKELY TO BE FAVOURED, RATHER THAN FEARED, BY THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL COMPANIES.
"THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE IN HONG KONG HAVE SET OUT TO ESTABLISH A WELL THOUGHT OUT SCHEME OF REGULATORY CONTROLS AS WELL AS INVESTING MANY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED FOR THE COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER WASTES.
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DR REED ALSO OUTLINED THE PROGRESS MADE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WORK OVER THE PAST DECADE.
THIS INCLUDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT, NEW LEGISLATION, AND INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES FOR THE COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES.
IT ALSO INCLUDED THE ALL IMPORTANT ASPECT OF ENSURING THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AT THE EARLIEST STAGE IN PLANNING OF MAJOR PROJECTS.
"WE HAVE STILL A LONG WAY ΤΟ GO, BUT WE HAVE ALREADY A SENSIBLE AND REASONABLE SCHEME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS WELL AS WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES THAT COMPARE VERY FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION, DR REED ADDED.
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