FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989
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BILL ON CONTROL OF OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS
ON A
MANUFACTURE
IMPORT AND EXPORT CONTROL A BILL PROPOSING TO IMPOSE
THE PROHIBITING NUMBER OF OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS AND OF THESE CHEMICALS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION BILL 1989 IS DUE INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MAY 31.
ᎢᏳ BE INTRODUCED
SUBJECT TO THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL NEXT MONTH, INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT CONTROLS AS FROM JULY 1.
EXPLAINING THE INTRODUCTION OF LANDS AND WORKS. MR LEGISLATIVE
GRAHAM
FRAMEWORK
THE GOVERNMENT
THE
THE BILL,
SECRETARY SAID: "THE BILL PROVIDES
THE MONTREAL
FOR
THE
PROTOCOL
ON
BARNES, FOR IMPLEMENTING SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER.
THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL WAS RATIFIED BY THE UNITED YEAR AND HONG KONG WAS INCLUDED IN THE RATIFICATION,
KINGDOM LAST
IT CALLS FOR A FREEZE AT 1986 LEVELS AND SUBSEQUENT IN THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS HALONS.
REDUCTIONS
(CFC'S) AND
EFFECT ΤΟ THE
THESE CHEMICALS ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE A DEPLETING OZONE LAYER WHICH IS A THIN LAYER OF GAS SURROUNDING THE EARTH LIKE AN
AND ITS INHABITANTS
THE OUTER SKIN AND PROTECTING THE PLANET
FROM
ACTS AS A SUN'S ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS. IT
SCREEN TO
HARMFUL PREVENT AMOUNTS OF ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION FROM REACHING THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
HOWEVER, SINCE
THE
MID-1970'S,
SCIENTISTS HAVE OBSERVED A INCREASES IN GRADUAL DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER. THIS WILL LEAD TO
AS WELL AS THE INCIDENCE OF SKIN CANCER AND EYE CATERACTS IN HUMANS EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
OF THE EIGHT
CONTROLLED
"THE BILL PROHIBITS THE MANUFACTURE CHEMICALS, THAT IS, CFC 11, 12, 113, 114 AND 115 AND HALONS 1211. 1301 AND 2402, " MR BARNES SAID.
HONG KONG DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY OF THESE CHEMICALS, THE THEREFORE TO BAN THE FUTURE SETTING UP OF SUCH PRODUCTION.
AIM IS
CFC CHEMICALS "AT THE SAME TIME IMPORT AND EXPORT OF THE FIVE
CONTROL. ALL
AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO
IMPORTERS
WILL BE EXPORTERS THE BILL AND OBTAIN A LICENCE BEFORE REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER IMPORTING OR EXPORTING THE CHEMICALS.
"THE
CONTROL
OF
IMPORT AND
EXPORT
OF HALONS
WILL
BE
IMPLEMENTED AT A LATER STAGE.
A NOTICE WAS ALSO
PUBLISHED
WILL
IN THE GAZETTE TODAY INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR QUOTA ALLOCATION FOR RETAINED IMPORTS, BOOKLETS ALSO BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY TO ADVISE ON THE LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS.
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