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THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1993
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ENQUIRIES ON THE SUBJECT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS:
GENERAL AND PRESS ENQUIRIES:
DUTY OFFICER, GOVERNMENT INFROMATION SERVICES (TEL NO: 842 8747)
TRADE RELATED MATTERS:
TRADE DEPARTMENT
(TEL NO: 398 5556 OR 398 5572)
CUSTOMS & EXCISE DEPARTMENT
(TEL NO: 852 3303)
MARINE MATTERS:
MARINE DEPARTMENT
(TEL NO: 852 4402)
FLIGHTS & AVIATION RELATED MATTERS:
CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT
(TEL NO: 867 4210 OR 867 4211)
FINANCIAL RELATED MATTERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES BRANCH
(TEL NO: 528 2139 OR 527 1893)
CONTROLS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 10 OTHER CFCS AND CARBON TETRACHLORIDE FROM AND TO NON-PARTIES OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER WILL BE PROHIBITED WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST 10 THIS YEAR.
(EPD)
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT SAID HONG KONG HAD BEEN COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL THROUGH THE LICENSING SYSTEM OPERATING UNDER THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE (OLPO) SINCE 1989,
APART FROM THE ORIGINAL FIVE KINDS OF CFCS (CFC-11, 12. 113. 114, AND 115) AND THREE KINDS OF HALONS (1211, 1301 AND 2402), IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE AND 10 OTHER CFCS HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO LICENSING CONTROL OF THE OLPO SINCE JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR.
THE CONTROL WILL BE EXTENDED TO CARBON TETRACHLORIDE WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST 10 THIS YEAR.
"NO IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENCES UNDER THE OLPO WILL BE ISSUED BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIGNMENTS OF THESE CHEMICALS WHICH ORIGINATE FROM OR ARE DESTINED FOR COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NON-PARTIES TO THE PROTOCOL AFTER AUGUST 10, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
BOTH 1,1,1–TRICHLOROETHANE AND CARBON TETRACHLORIDE ARE MAINLY USED AS SOLVENT IN THE ELECTRONICS AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
/SUBSTITUTE CHEMICALS