FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1992
THE QUOTA SYSTEMS ARE SIMILAR TO THE ONES CURRENTLY APPLIED TO CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, CFC-114 AND CFC-115 AS WELL AS HALONS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT SAID 1,1.
1-TRICHLOROETHANE WAS A KIND OF SOLVENT WIDELY USED IN VARIOUS LOCAL INDUSTRIES WHEREAS THE 10 OTHER CFCS WERE RARELY IMPORTED ΤΟ HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE QUOTA SYSTEMS IS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION OF HONG KONG AS A PARTY TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL IN A GLOBAL EFFORT TO CONTROL THE CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICALS THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE QUOTA ALLOCATION SYSTEMS WERE PART OF A SERIES OF PROGRESSIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL THE LOCAL CONSUMPTIONS OF OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES.
IMPORTS FROM NON-PARTIES WILL BE PROHIBITED WITH RESPECT ΤΟ PRODUCTS CONTAINING CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115 AND HALONS STARTING FROM MAY NEXT YEAR.
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SAME KIND OF CONTROL WILL BE EXTENDED TO 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE AND 10 OTHER CFCS WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST NEXT YEAR,
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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID STARTING FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR, ANNUAL CONSUMPTIONS OF 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE AND THE 10 OTHER CPCS WOULD BE LIMITED AT 100 PER CENT AND 80 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OF HONG KONG'S 1989 CONSUMPTION LEVELS.
ACCORDING TO THE CURRECT CONTROL SCHEDULE OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL, THE RETAINED IMPORT OF 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE WILL BE FURTHER REDUCED BY 50 PER CENT IN 1995 AND TOTALLY PHASED OUT BY THE YEAR 2005.
THE RETAINED IMPORTS OF THE 10 OTHER CFCS WILL BE REDUCED TO 15 PER CENT OF THE 1989 LEVEL IN 1996 AND TOTALLY PHASED OUT BY THE YEAR 2000.
HOWEVER, THIS TIMETABLE WILL VERY LIKELY BE ACCELERATED SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMING MEETING OF THE PARTIES WHICH WILL BE HELD IN COPENHAGEN LATER THIS YEAR.
APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS REGARDING THESE QUOTA APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S AIR CONTROL GROUP ON 33RD FLOOR, WANCHAJ TOWER 111, 5 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
APPLICATIONS NOT USING THE OFFICIAL FORM SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ΤΟ THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT IN PERSON ON OR BEFORE 5 PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 THIS YEAR. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE OF THE AIR CONTROL GROUP OF DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 5946242 OR 594 6243 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
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