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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
THE
то
CONSUMER
"WE ARE ALSO TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE SCHEDULE ORDINANCE, WHICH CONTAINS A LIST OF BODIES OUTSIDE COUNCIL'S PURVIEW," THE SECRETARY SAID.
THE
"WE PROPOSE TO REMOVE FROM THE SCHEDULE COMPANIES WHICH ARE NOT SUBJECT то ANY SPECIAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL OR PUBLIC MONITORING, SUCH AS THE PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY LTD AND THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LTD, SO THAT THEY WILL BE BROUGHT WITHIN THE COUNCIL'S PURVIEW.
"SEVERAL BODIES WHICH MEET THE CRITERIA FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE то COUNCIL'S PURVIEW, SUCH AS THE HOSPITAL. AUTHORITY, ARE BEING ADDED THE SCHEDULE, HE SAID,
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MR CHAU ADDED THAT OTHER AMENDMENTS INVOLVED THE REMOVAL DEFUNCT COMPANIES AND CHANGES WHERE COMPANIES HAD ADOPTED NEW NAMES.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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MEASURES TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES INTO HARBOUR
THE GOVERNMENT HAS A VARIETY OF MEASURES IN HAND TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES INTO THE HARBOUR AND ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS OF WASTE WATER OUTLETS TO STORMWATER DRAINS, THE SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
PLANNING,
MR
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON VINCENT CHENG HOI-CHUEN, BARNES SAID THESE MEASURES WERE CENTRED IN THE TERRITORY-WIDE PROGRAMME OF SEWERAGE MASTERPLANS ON THREE FRONTS, NAMELY PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND CONTROL.
ON THE PLANNING FRONT, HE SAID PRIORITY HAD BEEN GIVEN ΤΟ THE SEWERAGE MASTERPLANS PROGRAMME ΤΟ THOSE AREAS WHERE INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES WERE BEING MADE DIRECTLY INTO THE HARBOUR.
"MEASURES AGAINST ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS TO STORMWATER DRAINS ARE INCLUDED IN THESE MASTERPLANS, WHICH INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT, CAPACITY AND PHYSICAL STATE OF THE EXISTING SEWERAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE NUMBERS OF UNAUTHORISED CONNECTIONS, AND PROPOSE MEASURES TO MEET THE EXISTING AND FUTURE DEMANDS FOR NEW SEWERAGE.
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"THE HARBOUR AREA IS COVERED BY SEVEN SEWERAGE MASTERPLANS STUDIES FOR FOUR OF THESE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE UNDERWAY, THE MASTERPLANS ALSO IDENTIFY 'FIRST AID MEASURES' THAT CAN PROVIDE SHORT-TERM IMPROVEMENTS TO SOME POLLUTION BLACKSPOTS, HE SAID.
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ON THE CONSTRUCTION FRONT, MR BARNES SAID SEVERAL ONGOING OR PROPOSED AROUND THE HARBOUR; MOST OF
THERE WERE ALREADY REGIONAL SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES
WHICH AROSE FROM
THE
MASTERPLANNING
STRATEGY.
/THESE SCHEMES