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HE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT A WORKING GROUP HAS RECENTLY BEEN SET UP TO PRODUCE SOME THINKING ON THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN HONG KONG FROM BOTH A POLLUTION AND AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY POINT OF VIEW.
OTHER MEASURES TO DEAL WITH NOISE POLLUTION INCLUDE A PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE 25 MORE SCHOOLS WITH DOUBLE-GLAZING AND AIR-CONDITIONING IN 1992/93 AND THE RESURFACING OF EIGHT MORE SECTIONS OF ROADS IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES WITH A QUIET ROAD MIXTURE.
MR EASON DISCLOSED THAT THE PENALTIES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL ORDINANCES ARE BEING INCREASED TO BRING THEM UP TO DATE AND TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE COST OF DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSE.
THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE WILL ALSO BE AMENDED TO EMPOWER COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES ENVIRONMENTAL GROUNDS.
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ON THE CONSERVATION SIDE, ACTION IS IN HAND TO ESTABLISH FIRST MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES IN HONG KONG.
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THE ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO CONSIDERING THE DETAILS OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ITS APPLICATION TO HK.
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WITH REGARD TO TOWN PLANNING, THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM CONSULTATION EXERCISE ON THE REVIEW OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE WOULD BE SET OUT IN THE FORM OF A WHITE BILL TO BE PUBLISHED IN MID- 1993.
HE ALSO SAID THE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS BEING UPDATED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, METROPLAN AND RECENT INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA.
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"PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO INDUSTRIAL LAND AND STORAGE AREA REQUIREMENTS AND THE NEED FOR PORT EXPANSION STRATEGIC TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS," HE SAID.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN EDUCATION SPENDING
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THE OVERALL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE IN EDUCATION WILL RISE BY 15.8 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS BETWEEN NOW AND 1996/97, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID.
COUPLED WITH THE FORECAST DECLINE IN THE STUDENT POPULATION, THIS TRANSLATES INTO AN INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE SPENDING PER STUDENT OF 24 PER CENT, HE SAID.
"WHILE THIS WILL NOT SATISFY EVERYONE'S ASPIRATIONS, THE OF PROGRESS IS SIGNIFICANT BY ANY STANDARDS, AND CERTAINLY NO THAN THE FORECAST RATE OF REAL ECONOMIC GROWTH."
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