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THESE INCLUDE: ACCEPTING STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENS; SUSTAINING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS; APPLYING THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE; AND WIDENING DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT HAD SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES IN RECENT YEARS SO THAT IT HAD RISEN TO
2.8% OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 0.8% IN 1988/89.
IT WAS ALSO PROPOSING EIGHT SETS OF REGULATIONS IN 1994 TO: BAN OPEN BURNING; CONTROL CONSTRUCTION DUST; CONTROL PERCUSSIVE PILING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION NOISE; CONTROL THE MANAGEMENT OF ASBESTOS; CONTROL VEHICLE EMISSIONS; INTRODUCE SEWAGE CHARGES; INTRODUCE CHARGES FOR SOME CATEGORIES OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSALS AT LANDFILLS; AND INTRODUCE CHARGES FOR DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE,
MR BASON LISTED EIGHT KEY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT:
CURBING NOISE ON CONSTRUCTION SITES BY NEXT YEAR ON THE USE OF DIESEL HAMMERS, CRUSHERS, AND POWERED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT;
INTRODUCING CONTROLS PERCUSSIVE CONCRETE
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF AIRCRAFT NOISE FROM KAI TAK AIRPORT BY PHASING OUT "NOISY" AIRCRAFT (DESIGNATED INTERNATIONALLY AS "CHAPTER TWO AIRCRAFT"};
ON THE ROADS, CURBING AIR POLLUTION FROM DIESEL ENGINES AND CONTROLLING MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE;
IMPLEMENTING PLANS FOR 1,000 HECTARES OF GREEN AND
LANDSCAPED
OPEN SPACES TO BE DEVELOPED IN MAIN URBAN AREAS, AND EXTENDING THE COUNTRY PARKS;
PREPARING A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME ΤΟ CONTROL TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS FOLLOWING A CONSULTANCY STUDY NOW IN PROGRESS;
CLEANING
UP THE HARBOUR BY IMPLEMENTING THE SEWAGE HIGH PRIORITY PROGRAMME AND BY PROGRESSIVELY DECLARING THE HARBOUR AS A WATER CONTROL ZONE BETWEEN 1994 AND 1997;
ESTABLISHING A MARINE PARKS AUTHORITY IN 1994 ΤΟ DESIGNATE, MANAGE, AND DEVELOP MARINE PARKS AND MARINE RESERVES;
EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EPCOM) ΤΟ INCLUDE CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND RENAMING IT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE REVIEW ALSO CONTAINED DETAILS OF FOUR INNOVATIONS OUTLINED THE GOVERNOR IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 6:
BY
* ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND TO HELP PAY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES RANGING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO GREEN GROUP ACTIVITIES. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO RESEARCH PROPOSALS WHICH STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF POLLUTANTS, AND TO OTHER PROPOSALS WHICH STIMULATE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THIS FUND WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH A CAPITAL INJECTION OF AT LEAST $50 MILLION.
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