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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993
JOINT EFFORTS NEEDED FOR A GREENER PEARL RIVER DELTA: GOVERNOR
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (THURSDAY) CAUTIONED THAT THE PEARL RIVER DELTA, ONE OF THE MOST RAPIDLY GROWING ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD, MIGHT END UP AS A HUMAN WASTELAND POLLUTION CONTINUED.
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"IF WE CARRY ON AS WE ARE, WE'LL FETCH UP TURNING OUR ECONOMIC OASIS INTO AN ENVIRONMENT AND ULTIMATELY A HUMAN WASTELAND OR PERHAPS I SHOULD SAY 'WASTE WATER', MR PATTEN SAID.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTROL WORKSHOP AT THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS.
POLLUTION
то HE SAID IT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR GUANGDONG, HONG KONG AND MACAU WORK TOGETHER TO CO-ORDINATE EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD WATER QUALITY AND TO PREVENT POLLUTION THAT DRIFTED FROM ONE JURISDICTION TO ANOTHER, OBLIVIOUS OF THE BUREAUCRATIC BOUNDARIES.
"WE NERD TO WORK TOGETHER IN SO MANY AREAS, WE NEED ΤΟ WORK TOGETHER IN RESEARCH, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER IN SETTING STANDARDS, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER IN MONITORING.
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"ABOVE ALL, WE NEED TO EXCHANGE OUR IDEAS AND TO EXCHANGE OUR INFORMATION AND I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO DO THAT ALREADY, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
THE LINKS BETWEEN GUANGDONG, HONG KONG AND MACAU AND THE JOINT HONG KONG/GUANGDONG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LIAISON. GROUP ARE A VERY SOLID BASIS FOR THE WORK, HE SAID.
DELTA.
AND THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A GREENER AND CLEANER
PEARL RIVER
"50 I DO HOPE THAT WHAT WE DO IN THIS REGION CAN NOT ONLY BE A LESSON FOR THE WORLD ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF OPEN ECONOMIES AND FREE TRADE BUT CAN ALSO BE A SIGNAL TO THE REST OF THE WORLD ABOUT HOW CO- OPERATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS CAN AVOID SOME OF THE POLLUTION WHICH HAS DISFIGURED THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
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ANY TALKS WITH CHINA ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT WELCOMED
TALKS
THE HONG KONG AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENTS ARE HAPPY TO WITH CHINA ABOUT THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG AT TIME, IN ANY PLACE, AND WITHOUT ANY PRE-CONDITIONS, THE GOVERNOR, RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING TO THE PRESS AFTER OPENING THE CAREER EXPO '93, GOVERNOR SAID: "THAT'S A POINT THAT I MADE ABUNDANTLY PLAIN EXAMPLE LAST OCTOBER WHEN I ADDRESSED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT BEGINNING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
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