WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1993
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STUDY TO IMPROVE VENTILATION AT TRANSPORT TERMINALS
FOR
GROUND
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS COMMISSIONED A STUDY ΤΟ FORMULATE THE DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS VENTILATION SYSTEMS OF THE TRANSPORT TERMINALS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR OF BUILDINGS WITH
THE A VIEW TO IMPROVE
AIR QUALITY.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
AND
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG YIN, MR EASON SAID THE STUDY WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MAY YEAR.
WAI- NEXT
MR EASON SAID THERE WERE 39 SUCH TRANSPORT TERMINALS AND 28 THEM WERE EQUIPPED WITH MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEMS.
OF
FROM MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1993, THE EPD CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF THE AIR QUALITY IN SIX OF THE TRANSPORT TERMINALS WITH MECHANICAL FIVE VENTILATION SYSTEMS, AND THE PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT IN
SIX TERMINALS, OF THE
ONE OR MORE OF THE HONG KONG AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES WERE EXCEEDED.
THE
AND PARTICULATES.
MAIN AIR POLLUTANTS ARE NITROGEN DIOXIDE, SULPHUR
DIOXIDE
MR EASON SAID: "THE POOR AIR QUALITY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO INADEQUATE OR INEFFECTIVE VENTILATION.
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MR EASON SAID THE EPD HAD ADVISED THE MANAGERS OF THESE TERMINALS TO TAKE INTERIM REMEDIAL MEASURES, SUCH AS INCREASING THE LEVELS OF VENTILATION AND ENSURING THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THEIR VENTILATION SYSTEMS.
OPERATION
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LEGCO PASSES MOTION ON CONTAINER TRANSPORT
THE
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PASSED AN AMENDED MOTION MOVED BY HON STEVEN POON ON CONTAINER TRANSPORT AFTER A TWO-HOUR DEBATE TONIGHT {WEDNESDAY).
SIXTEEN MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE MOTION. THE ORIGINAL MOTION MOVED BY
THE HON LEE WING-TAT AND THE AMENDMENT BY THE HON JIMMY MCGREGOR WERE DEFEATED. THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
ANOTHER MOTION ON MEASURES TO BOOST MORALE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE PROPOSED BY THE HON NGA SHIU-KIT WAS ALSO PASSED.
A TOTAL OF 18 MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE MOTION. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, AND THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR STUART HARBINSON, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
IN ADDITION, IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ( AMENDMENT) BILL AMENDMENTS WHILE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL BILL 1993 WAS PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENT.
(NO. 2) BILL 1993 AND 1992 WERE PASSED WITH UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT)
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