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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1991
1991 YEAR OF STEADY PROGRESS: SPEL
1991 WAS A YEAR OF STEADY PROGRESS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
HAVE THEM TOWN PLANNING AND LANDS POLICY AND THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO CONSOLIDATED IN 1992, THE
FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID TODAY (MONDAY),
SECRETARY
SPEAKING AT A YEAR-END MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION, MR BARNES SAID AND THE POLICY THE GOVERNMENT HAD A CLEAR VISION OF THE WAY FORWARD PROGRAMMES WERE PROCEEDING ON WELL-ESTABLISHED LINES.
SPENT ON NEW TAKING UP AVAILABLE FOR ALL
MR BARNES SAID A TOTAL OF $3.7 BILLION WOULD BE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, A SIZABLE PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS NON-AIRPORT PROJECTS.
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DISPOSAL PLAN,
MOST OF THE FUNDS WOULD BE SPENT ON THE ESPECIALLY THE THREE LARGE LANDFILLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
"ABOUT $1 BILLION IS FOR SEWAGE IMPROVEMENT AND THIS IS ON OF THE $4 BILLION OR SO WE ARE ALREADY SPENDING, OR HAVE COMMITTED OTHER SEWAGE PROGRAMMES, HE SAID.
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MR BARNES SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT POLLUTION WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED GRADUALLY TO FURTHER TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.
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AGAINST PLANS
AIR REDUCE POLLUTION
PLANS WASTE
"ON WASTE MANAGEMENT, PROVIDED WE CONTINUE TO SECURE FUNDING, I AM REASONABLY CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT OUR
ON THE STRATEGY LAID DOWN SUCCESSFULLY, AND BUILD
IN OUR DISPOSAL PLAN, WHICH IS BOTH ECONOMIC AND LONG-TERM," HE SAID.
ΤΟ CONTINUE WHILE STRESSING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOISE POLLUTION FURTHER THROUGH LEGISLATIVE MEANS, MR BARNES WOULD TAKE LONGER TIME IN THE FIGHT AGAINST WATER POLLUTION.
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"BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN OVERCOME OUR DIFFICULTIES IN
CAN IN THE SHORT-TERM ΤΟ LONG-TERM, AND TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES WE
++ НЕ PROTECT OUR SCARCE RECREATIONAL ASSETS, PARTICULARLY OUR BEACHES, SAID.
GROWING PUBLIC INTEREST
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MR BARNES NOTED THAT THERE WAS A THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LARGER PROJECTS.
OR
ALLOW "THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO
PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) REPORTS IS DEMONSTRATED
FINAL ALL
INTERIM EIA REPORTS OWNED BY THE HE SAID, ADDING MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC," EITHER THROUGH CONSULTATIONS IN THE DISTRICT OTHER RELEVANT STATUTORY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
NEW POLICY THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE THAT THIS WAS DONE BOARDS, THE EPCOM OR
MR BARNES SAID INTEREST IN OUR ENVIRONMENT HAD EXTENDED THE BORDER.
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