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"MUCH MORE CAN BE DONE BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO FUND INSTITUTES
INDUSTRY AND LIKE THE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR
ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE SUFFICIENT CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIES A FAIR PRICE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
THAT IT
AT
GIVE ALSO
BULK OF FOR THE
OF GENUINE CASES
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HE SAID.
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT SHOULD CONVINCING PROOFS
IS INDEED PRACTICAL INDUSTRY TO MEET THE STANDARDS IN GOOD TIME. DIFFICULTY MUST BE HANDLED SYMPATHETICALLY,
WOULD BE FIGHTING FOR THEIR
BUT
THE
LOBBY MR WONG SAID INDUSTRIAL RIGHTS TO MINIMISE THE DOWNSIDE OF THE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, ASSISTED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS, HAD TO FIGHT EQUALLY HARD AND FAIR TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
DOUBTS HAD BEEN SUFFICIENT
EXPRESSED DETERRENT MERE COST OF DOING
ON THE PENALTY SIDE, MR WONG SAID
A THAT EVEN THE RAISED LEVEL OF FINES WERE NOT
THEM AS A FOR THE DIE HARD POLLUTERS WHO SAW BUSINESS.
"I HAVE
MY ACCEPTED FINES AS WELL
COLLEAGUES' ASSURANCES
WE WILL THAT
RE-EXAMINE
IF AS POSSIBLE CUSTODIAL SENTENCES PERSISTENT POLLUTERS ARE NOT DETERRED BY THE PROPOSED FINES, HE SAID.
INDUSTRY WILL CO-OPERATE TO CREATE A CLEANER HK
*
AT
ACCEPT
HONG
IN
THE
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT INDUSTRY
WILL LARGE RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY THEIR BEST TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS A CLEANER KONG,
THE HON STEPHEN
SAID CHEONG
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
EFFECTS
BUT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE OF THE KNOCK ON
CLOSE DOWN DUE TO ON THE GENERAL ECONOMY IF SOME INDUSTRIES HAD TO INCREASED COSTS IN COMBATTING POLLUTION, HE ADDED.
POLLUTION CONTROL SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE WATER
MIGHT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, MR CHEONG SAID THE DEATH OF ONE INDUSTRY NOT IN ITSELF SEEM SIGNIFICANT.
OF
OF ALL MAKING PROBLEMS
"HOWEVER, IF WE DELIBERATE WITHOUT CLEAR UNDERSTANDING
ON
THEN ADVERSE
WE RUN THE KNOCK
IMPACTS,
THE RISK DECISIONS THE CONSEQUENCE OF WHICH MAY CREATE OTHER SERIOUS TO THE COMMUNITY LATER, HE SAID.
MR CHEONG POINTED OUT THAT THE DYEING
INDUSTRY WERE AS WELL AS THE ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRIES TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS IN HONG KONG.
AND FINISHING INDUSTRY VERY CRUCIAL SUPPORT
/THE DEATH