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NOTING THAT THE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS AS CURRENTLY LAID IN THE TM BECAME MORE STRINGENT AS THE DISCHARGE VOLUME INCRIASED, MR THE TIEN URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO REVISE THE REQUIREMENTS TO ENCOURAGE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.
SHOULD URGE TERTIARY HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT
TAKE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO GROOM PEOPLE BOTH AT GRADUATE LEVEL TO
DIPLOMA LEVEL ΤΟ ON THE DESIGN WORK OF TREATMENT SYSTEMS, AND AT OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TREATMENT FACILITIES.
THAT DID OBSERVING THAT MANY FACTORIES WERE LOCATED IN AREAS
HE CALLED ON THE NOT HAVE ADEQUATE FOUL SEWERAGE SYSTEM YET, GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW THOSE FACTORIES TO DISCHARGE INTO DESIGNATED STORM SEWERS AS AN INTERIM MEASURE UNTIL PERMANENT FACILITIES WERE BUILT GOVERNMENT AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.
BY
THE
OF THE TECHNICAL FINALLY, MR TIEN WELCOMED THE SETTING UP STANDARD COMMITTEE TO REVIEW DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS AS SET OUT IN TH.
TWO
ITS
KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, HE GAVE ASSURANCE THAT THE HONG WHICH WOULD BE REPRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEE AND WHICH HAD OVER DECADES OF CLOSE COLLABORATION AND TRUST IN INDUSTRY, WOULD PLAY FULL ROLE TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD THAT INDUSTRY COULD CURRENTLY SUPPORT, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND TECHNICALLY.
PRESENCE OF COUNCILLOR ENSURES REGARD FOR POLICIES
THE PRESENCE
COUNCILLOR OF ONE MUNICIPAL SERVICES APPEALS BOARD WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE IS GIVEN TO COUNCIL POLICIES IN DECIDING APPEALS.
BECAUSE
ON A MUNICIPAL THAT DUE REGARD
NON-COUNCIL
IN MEMBERS
THE COMPOSITION CAN ALSO GIVE THE PUBLIC GREATER CONFIDENCE
BOARDS THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE APPEALS WILL BE IN A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY.
THE
LEGCO AD
HOC
THAT GROUP 1990, THE HON
WHEN (WEDNESDAY)
THE STUDIED RITA FAN, SAID
SPEAKING
ON
THE CONVENER OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES APPEALS BOARDS BILL THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL.
THAT
UNDER
THE
BILL,
AGAINST THE APPEALS SHE EXPLAINED
REGIONAL
AND COUNCIL AND
CERTAIN COUNCIL, DECISIONS OF THE URBAN
BE MADE TO AN URBAN OFFICERS, UNDER SPECIFIED LEGISLATION, SHOULD
SERVICES APPEALS BOARD, AS THE SERVICES APPEALS BOARD OR REGIONAL CASE MIGHT BE, AND NOT TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
FROM
OF THE MRS FAN SAID THAT THE ORIGINAL BILL PROVIDED THAT EACH
VICE-CHAIRMAN OR A
WHO SHALL APPEALS BOARDS WOULD HAVE A CHAIRMAN
COUNCIL, AND AN EQUAL PRESIDE, TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE RELEVANT
BY
AND GOVERNOR A PANEL APPOINTED OF PERSONS NUMBER NOMINATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.
THE
/SHE SAID