WEDNESDAY, MAY 24,
1989
STUDY ON ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
* * *
OF ELECTRONIC
IS
A CONSULTANCY STUDY RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) FOR TRADE-RELATED APPLICATION IN HONG KONG SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-JULY, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY. THE HON DAVID NENDICK, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY).
FROM
FROM THE HON
THE STUDY REPORTS WERE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN STAGES JULY TO AUGUST, MR NENDICK SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION JAMES MCGREGOR.
WHICH
IN
THE GOVERNMENT WAS TAKING PART IN THE CONSULTANCY STUDY,
OTHER BODIES HAD BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY A NUMBER OF FIRMS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HE SAID.
BODY
ΤΟ
AN INTEGRAL PART
CENTRAL AND PERMANENT "THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CO-ORDINATE THE DRAWING UP OF STANDARDS WOULD SEEM OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDI.
THE
STANDARDS IS ONE OF "THE POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT OF EDI
AND THE GOVERNMENT BODY IN SUBJECTS BEING EXAMINED IN THE CONSULTANCY STUDY WILL THEREFORE BE CONSIDERING PROPOSALS FOR SUCH A STANDARDS THE LIGHT OF THE CONSULTANT'S RECOMMENDATIONS," HE SAID.
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT MR
THE SUPPORT NENDICK SAID INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY WAS A MUCH BROADER ISSUE THAN STANDARDS.
"IT IS ONE OF THE SUBJECTS OF A CURRENT COMMISSIONED BY THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
TECHNO-ECONOMIC
OF THE MESSAGE
STUDY
HE
FOR THE INDUSTRY, "OTHER ASPECTS, SUCH AS MANPOWER PROVISION
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY," ARE BEING EXAMINED BY THE COMMITTEE ON SAID.
CONTROL ON AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIES
INTENDS
TO
CONTROL FURTHER
GASEOUS
AND
NEW
OIL,
AND
AS
CONTROLLED
THE GOVERNMENT PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIES THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF
THE SULPHUR CONTENT OF FUEL REGULATIONS TO CONTROL THROUGH THE TIGHTENING OF UNDER PRESENT REGULATIONS.
PERMITTED
SMOKE
EMISSIONS
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON KENNETH KWOK, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN RESPONSE TO TO PETER WONG ON THE GOVERNMENT'S A QUESTION FROM THE HON STRENGTHEN THE REQUIREMENTS EMISSIONS.
FOR
THE
CONTROL
OF
PLANS AIR POLLUTANT
MR KWOK