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TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1993
"WITHIN THIS AREA, OVER SEVEN HECTARES OF LAND ON THREE SITES HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR THE HIGH VALUE-ADDED CHEMICAL PROCESSING INDUSTRY,
"TO COMPLEMENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SITES, ANOTHER SITE OF OVER 10 HECTARES SITUATED IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THESE ONES, HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR A BULK CHEMICAL STORAGE FACILITY, HE SAID.
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MR URE SAID THESE THREE SITES, WITH A MAXIMUM 2.5 WERE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
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A TOTAL GROSS FLOOR 180,000 SQUARE METRES FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTS.
PLOT RATIO OF AREA OF ABOUT
HE SAID THESE SITES WERE
OFFERING ATTRACTIVE
INVESTORS.
ADVANTAGES то
"STRATEGICALLY, THEY ARE LOCATED TN A NEW INDUSTRIAL AREA ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THESE INDUSTRIES. SUPPORTING FACILITIES CRUCIAL TO THEIR EFFICIENT OPERATION ARE READILY AVAILABLE.
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"ONE EXAMPLE IS THE AVAILABILITY OF MULTI-USER LOADING AND UNLOADING QUAYS FOR OPERATION OF THE CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTS, SAID.
IN ADDITION TO TSBUNG KWAN 0 AREA 137, MR URE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALSO CONSIDERING, IN THE LONGER TERM, PROVISION OF LAND FOR THE HIGH VALUE-ADDED CHEMICAL PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY, AGAIN AT TUEN MUN IN A PORT AREA.
HE SAID THIS PORT ÁREA WOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO A SPECIAL INDUSTRIES AREA BY 2006 COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 136 HECTARES NET OF LAND, INCLUDING FIVE HECTARES FOR HIGH VALUE-ADDED CHEMICAL PROCESSING INDUSTRIES AND 10 HECTARES FOR BULK CHEMICAL STORAGE FACILITIES.
ESTABLISHING DETAILS OF THE UNDER WAY, FINAL RESULTS OF WHICH
POSSIBLE WILL BE
"A CONSULTANCY STUDY DEVELOPMENT IS STILL AVAILABLE SOON, HE SAID.
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LEGCO MEMBERS VISIT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WERE BRIEFED ON TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT то MONITOR, CONTROL AND PREVENT POLLUTION THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING.
LED BY MR PETER WONG HONG-YUEN, CONVENOR OF THE COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS PANEL, AND ACCOMPANIED BY DR STUART REED, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FIVE COUNCILLORS TOURED THE DEPARTMENT'S LABORATORIES AT THE REVENUE TOWER IN WAN CHAI.
MEMBERS LEARNT ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE 24-HOUR, ON-LINE AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK IN HONG KONG AND THE MEASURES THAT HAD RESULTED IN A VERY SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN SULPHUR DIOXIDE LEVEL IN RECENT YEARS.
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