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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
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'BETWEEN AUGUST 28 AND SEPTEMBER 13 THIS
YEAR, OFFICERS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED 33 INVESTIGATIVE VISITS AND NONE HAD ESTABLISHED THE OPERATION OF A SCHOOL, MR WONG ADDED.
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"MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS, SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDE VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
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"MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO CHECK WITH OUR DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS WHETHER THEIR CHOICE OF SCHOOL SELF-IMPROVEMENT COURSES IS ON OUR SCHOOL REGISTER," HE SAID.
INVESTMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE ESSENTIAL
INVESTMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS ESSENTIAL FOR HONG KONG TO SUSTAIN ITS DEVELOPMENT AND ΤΟ HAVE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, THE DEPUTY SERETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY COPPER, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA, MR COOPER SAID THE ROAD TO THIS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NO EASY PATH BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY DONE A LOT.
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"THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT FOR AN IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT HAS STATED OUR 1989 WHITE PAPER AND STATUTORY WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN CLEAR AND PRECISE PLANS FOR REVERSING POLLUTION AND CLEANING UP HONG KONG, HE SAID.
MR COOPER ALSO OUTLINED SOME OF THE ACTION PLANS THAT WERE ALREADY IN HAND TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, MR COOPER SAID SIX MORE REFUSE TRANSFER STATIONS WOULD BE BUILT AND A SECOND ONE WOULD OPEN EARLY NEXT YEAR: THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS WOULD BE COMMISSIONED WITH A CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST ONE то BE SIGNED SOON; ENVIRONMENTALLY UNACCEPTABLE URBAN-BASED LANDFILLS WERE BEING CLOSED AND POLLUTING INCINERATORS WERE BEING SHUT DOWN,
ON TOXIC WASTES, MR COOPER SAID HONG KONG WOULD COMMISSION A STATE-OF-THE-ART CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY ON TSING YI.
"THIS PLANT WILL DEAL WITH HONG KONG'S 100,000 TONNES OF TOXIC AND CHEMICAL WASTES ANNUALLY. CONTROLS UNDER THE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE, ΤΟ MAKE THE BEST USE OF THIS FACILITY AND TO PROTECT SEWERAGE, ARE ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED, " HE SAID.
HE ALSO STRESSED THAT THE STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME NOT BEEN ABANDONED OR SHELVED.
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"ON THE CONTRARY, PLANNING IS ON-GOING, THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY RESEWERING HONG KONG AND DESIGNING THE DISPOSAL SCHEME.
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/HE SAID