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FRIDAY, PE 7, 1991
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY
PARTICULAR
OF TAXIS WITH DRIVERS, HE SAID.
"I
THE FINANCIAL OPERATION
ATTENTION
THE ΤΟ
INCOME
LEVEL
OF TAXI
PRICK OF DIESEL, MR
ON THE POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN THE RETAIL SIU SAID LOCAL OIL COMPANIES WERE EXPECTED TO HAVE A CLEARER
THE
OF ORGANISATION
PETROLEUM APTER THE JUNE MERTING OF COUNTRIES.
HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN DIALOGUE WITH THE OIL COMPANIES.
POSITION EXPORTING
A CLOSE
BUT
THE
TAX FOR TAXIS, MR REFERRING TO THE REQUEST FOR A LOWER FUEL SEU SAID THIS HAD BEEN CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION
THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES IT HAD TO BE TURNED DOWN BECAUSK OF IN DIFFERENT EATING BETWEEN TAXIS AND OTHER VEHICLES WHEN APPLYING
LOWER FUEL TAX MAY HAVE IN FUEL TAX, AND THE IMPLICATIONS THAT A TERMS OF REVENUE REDUCTION AGAINST AN ALREADY TIGHT BUDGET.
MR SIU URGED THE TAXI TRADE TO BE PATIENT AS NEW BEING UNDERWAY ON THE VARIOUS ISSUES.
THE
STUDIES ARE
"IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN DIALOGUE AND DO TO RETAIN THE SUPPORT AND GOODWILL FOR THE TAXI TRADE,
LICENSING OF LIVESTOCK FARMS PROPOSED
ALL WE HE ADDED.
CAN
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO REDUCE RISK POSKD BY OLD-FASHIONED LIVESTOCK KEEPING METHODS STILL IN USE HONG KONG.
PUBLIC
THESE METHODS COULD CAUSE GIVE RISK TO THREAT TO ANIMAL DISEASE.
THE
IN
OF POLLUTION
HEALTH,
OR
ENVIRONMENT, THE THREAT
OR
OF INFECTIOUS
TODAY PLANNING,
1 N HONG OF THE
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE MEASURES AT A PRESS CONFERENCE
OF SECRETARY
THE A (FRIDAY),
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH, DR PATRICK HASK, SAID EVERYONE
THE ABOUT
STAKE CONCERNED KONG WAS BECOMING MORE AND MORE ENVIRONMENT.
J
DR HASE SAID MANY OF OUR WATERCOURSES WERE DEVOID OF WERE HEAVILY POLLUTED.
LIPR
AND
AREAS OF THE NEW
"AT PRESENT, WE HAVE MANY POLLUTING ACTIVITIES
TERRITORIES BUT IN SOME POLLUTION DERIVES FROM LIVESTOCK KEEPING,
LARGE A
IN HONG KONG,
PART
OF
THE
+
HE STATED.
/"THESE WATERCOURSES,