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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1989
THEY DISCUSSED AN OUTLINE WHICH COVERED THE WHOLE SPECTRUM
WASTES AND POLLUTION: AIR, WATER,
NOISE, AND OTHER PLANNING ENFORCEMENT ISSUES.
OF
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
MEMBERS WERE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED EDUCATION AND AWARENESS AND INTENT, GOVERNMENT'S
OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS IN THESE ASPECTS SHOULD BE CLEARLY STATED IN THE WHITE PAPER.
IN THE AREA ADVISED THAT
OF
THE
THEY URGED THAT AN EARLY DRAFT OF THE PUT TO EPCOM FOR DISCUSSION TO ENSURE THAT FULLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
WHITE PAPER SHOULD MEMBERS' VIEWS WOULD
BE
RE
THEY AGREED TO MEET MONTHLY TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ADVICE HELF TACKLE HONG KONG'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
TO
MEMBERS WERE INFORMED THAT THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS
DELEGATION WOULD BE LEADING A
TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERNATIONAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND THE OZONE BE HELD IN LONDON FROM MARCH 5 TO 7.
LAYER ΤΟ
SUPPORT THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO
EXISTING EFFORTS SERIOUS AND TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN DEALING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS POSED BY
PARTICULARLY CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, THEIR DAMAGING EFFECT ON
OZONE LAYER AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE "GREENHOUSE EFFECT"
THE STRATOSPHERIC
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IN THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON IN THE UNITED
HONG KONG IS A PARTICIPANT SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER VIA INCLUSION KINGDOM'S RATIFICATION OF THE PROTOCOL.
THE LONDON CONFERENCE IS BEING HOSTED GOVERNMENT AND WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE PRIME THATCHER.
BY THE UNITED KINGDOM
MRS MINISTER,
MARGARET
NEW ARRANGEMENTS ON TRANSACTION LEVY
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, HAS ACCEPTED THE SECURITIES COMMISSION'S VIEW THAT THE 0.025 PER CENT STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTION LEVY SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.
"IN ITS PLACE, MR JACOBS HAS PROPOSED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A NEW STATUTORY LEVY OF EQUIVALENT AMOUNT тся BE SHARED INITIALLY EQUALLY BETWEEN THE STOCK EXCHANGE AND THE NEW SECURITIES AND COMMISSION," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FUTURES
ARE:
KEY FEATURES OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, TO BE DEFINED DETAILED EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AND RECOMMENDED FOR INCLUSION NECESSARY LEGISLATION,
IN A MORE
IN THE
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