WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1993
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EXHAUST VEHICLE
IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF NO AND NO2. IT IS OF ALSO A MAJOR SOURCE
AIRBORNE PARTICLES; OTHER SOURCES INCLUDE SEA AND INDUSTRY, FURNACES AND BOILERS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, THE SOIL DUST.
THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY MONITORS AIR QUALITY 11 STATIONS, INCLUDING THE THREE MENTIONED ABOVE. SHORT-TERM
ALSO MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGNS ARE
UNDERTAKEN AS AND WHERE THE NEED
ARISES.
CONTINUOUSLY AT
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FURTHER ENQUIRY CAN BE DIRECTED ΤΟ PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER, MR RAYMOND LEUNG ON TEL 594 6401.
256 VIETNAMESE BACK HOME TODAY
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A GROUP OF 256 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (WEDNESDAY} RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
COMPRISING 86 MEN, 71 WOMEN, 50 BOYS AND 49 THE 152ND BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
GIRLS, THEY WERE
THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 2,783 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 29,095 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
NORTH POINT UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE TO BE CLOSED
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE AN UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE AT A BUILDING IN NORTH POINT SO THAT IT CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS AND THE PUBLIC.
ON
THE
THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE IS AN EXTENSION OF FLAT A2 SIXTH FLOOR OF KING'S TOWERS AT 480 KING'S ROAD AND 15-23A TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ON JUNE 3 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IT IS EXPECTED THAT DEMOLITION WORKS WILL START AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDER IS ISSUED.
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