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MOREOVER, THE RESULTS OF A RECENT STUDY OF A SITE IN TUEN ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF TAP SHEK KOK POWER STATION, INDICATED THAT AREA SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FURTHER HEAVY WATER USERS,

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"MY DEPARTMENT IS ALSO STILL ACTIVELY PURSUING A PROPOSAL TO USE PART OF THE RECENTLY FORMED LAND IN TIN SHUI WAI FOR SUCH PURPOSES," HE SAID.

MR BARMA SAID HEAVY WATER USERS ALSO TENDED ΤΟ PRODUCE LARGE QUANTITIES OF EFFLUENT.

AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO SET VERY STRINGENT TREATMENT STANDARDS.

DEPARTMENT HAD

VERY CLEARLY THAT WITH THE STRINGENT TREATMENT CONSCIOUS AGE," HE

"CONCORDIA'S OPERATION DEMONSTRATES CAREFUL PLANNING IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE STANDARDS DEMANDED IN THIS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAID.

"SO, CONCORDIA SHOULD NOT ONLY BE PROUD OF ITS STANDARDS, BUT ALSO ITS ROLE AS A WASTE PAPER RECYCLER.

TREATMENT

EACH DAY, CONCORDIA USED AS MUCH AS 260 TONNES OF PAPER, A LARGE PROPORTION OF WHICH WAS WASTE PAPER COLLECTED LOCALLY.

"THE EFFORTS OF CONCORDIA TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL WASTE PAPER RECYCLING DESERVE OUR WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT, MR BARMA SAID.

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CONCORDIA PAPER LIMITED IS A HK$400 MILLION JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN CHIAP HUA GROUP, CHINA INTERNATIONAL TRUST AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION, CHINA NATIONAL PACKAGING IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION, AND CHINA RESOURCES.

IT EMPLOYED 230 PEOPLE AT ITS 29,000 SQUARE METRE MILL WHERE TRIAL PRODUCTION COMMENCED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR. IT HAD ALREADY REACHED ITS PLANNED DAILY CAPACITY OF 220 TONNES OF PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS WHICH IT SUPPLIED TO THE PRINTING AND PACKAGING INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.

IT MANUFACTURED ITS PRODUCTS FROM RECYCLED WASTE PAPER WHICH IT OBTAINED FROM LOCAL AND OVERSEAS SOURCES.

RESULTS OF PRIMARY ONE DISCRETIONARY PLACES RELEASED

RESULTS OF ALLOCATION OF DISCRETIONARY PLACES FOR SEPTEMBER 1991 UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION (POA) SYSTEM WILL BE RELEASED FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 30) BY ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) ABOUT 40,000 OUT OF 72,000 APPLICANTS WILL BE OFFERED DISCRETIONARY PLACE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS.

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