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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990
THAT THE TECHNICAL
"IT IS MY HOPE ESTABLISH LEVELS THAT WILL PROTECT OUR WATERS BOTH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE AD HOC GROUP,
STANDARDS
H
AND BE HE SAID.
COMMITTEE ACCEPTABLE
SET BE
CAN TO
COMBATTING
OUT IN THE THE SCHEME WATER
MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE STANDARDS TO TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM WERE CRITICAL IN DETERMINING WHETHER CONTAINED IN THE POLLUTION.
THE AT
BILL
ACTUAL
WOULD
EFFECT
BE
EFFECTIVE
ON INDUSTRIES
IN
HE
WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE STANDARDS PRESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM, ADDED.
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM OF WATER
A
MR LEE SAID THE BILL WOULD PROVIDE A BASELINE OF
AS WELL
STRAIGHTFORWARD MORE PROTECTION AS POLLUTION CONTROL.
"THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE EASIER FOR THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY IMPLEMENT, FOR IT WILL SET OUT STANDARDS IN A STATUTORY DOCUMENT TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM).
**THE SETTING OF CLEAR STANDARDS WILL ALSO ENABLE
OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL PLAN RATIONALLY THE DEVELOPMENT SAID.
ΤΟ
(THE
FACTORIES ΤΟ HE PROJECTS,
*1
CALL FOR SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR POLLUTION CONTROL BILL
*
ΤΟ
THE GOVERNMENT MUST INTRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT PROGRAMME ENABLE INDUSTRY TO COMPLY WITH THE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM (TM) WILL FOLLOW THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL HON JAMES TIEN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THAT
1990,
THE
SUPPORTING THE BILL, MR TIEN SAID THE TM WAS NECESSARY IT SET OUT CLEARLY THE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE.
BECAUSE
HE POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS
OF LACKED THE KNOWLEDGE KONG FACTORIES POLLUTION COULD BE MINIMISED.
METHODS
BY WHICH
THAT HONG WATER
FURTHERMORE,
THERE WAS A SERIOUS
SHORTAGE
OF TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN POLLUTION CONTROL; AND FACTORIES WERE COMPELLED TO DISCHARGE EFFLUENTS INTO STORM SEWERS BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH FOUL SEWERS AVAILABLE.
MR TIEN STRESSED THAT THE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS IN THE TM MUST
WITH TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY BE CONSISTENT
INDUSTRY.
AVAILABLE TO
/NOTING THAT