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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1993
APPOINTMENT OF "GREEN MANAGERS" IN ALL GOVERNMENT AS PART OF A SERIES OF MEASURES ON "GREEN HOUSEKEEPING". WILL ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS CONDUCTED DEPARTMENTS ARE PROPERLY INTRODUCED AND CONDUCTED.
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ENCOURAGEMENT OF BUSINESSES TO APPOINT "GREEN MANAGERS" AND TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUDITS.
CREATION OF A TASK FORCE FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO CLEAN UP THE NEW TERRITORIES OVER THE NEXT DECADE.
MR EASON SAID: "THESE MEASURES NEED TO BE BACKED UP BY PUBLIC ACTIVITY. THERE ARE VARIOUS WAYS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN HELP, AND THESE ARE SET OUT IN THE REVIEW. FOR EXAMPLE:
HOUSEHOLDERS CAN REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A NUMBER OF WAYS SUCH AS USING ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, SETTING TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AT ECONOMICAL LEVELS, AND USING AND DRIVING TECHNIQUES.
FUEL-EFFICIENT CARS
SHOPPERS CAN INFLUENCE RETAILERS AND MANUFACTURERS BY REFUSING TO BUY ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING PRODUCTS, BY BUYING RECYCLED PRODUCTS WHERE AVAILABLE, AND BY NOT PURCHASING GOODS MADE SCARCE MATERIALS SUCH AS HARDWOOD.
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CONSUMERS CAN REDUCE THE NEED FOR LANDFILLS BY REDUCING WASTE THROUGH USING RECYCLING FACILITIES.
AS GOOD NEIGHBOURS, KEEP NOISE LEVELS DOWN, PUT LITTER IN BINS OR TAKE IT HOME, AND PREVENT AIR-CONDITIONERS FROM DRIPPING.
HE SAID THE REVIEW SHOWED HOW THE GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO CONTINUE TO PLAY A PRO-ACTIVE ROLE IN PROTECTING AND SUSTAINING THE ENVIRONMENT.
"WE NOW HOPE THAT THE REVIEW WILL SPARK PUBLIC DEBATE AND INVOLVEMENT, SO THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE HONG KONG'S ENVIRONMENT NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE.
"I APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC TO GIVE US THEIR VIEWS AND ΤΟ BECOME AND I ALSO APPEAL TO BUSINESSMEN TO TAKE A LEAD AND SET AN HE ADDED.
INVOLVED, EXAMPLE,
(*) THE HONG KONG ENVIRONMENT: A GREEN CHALLENGE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SECOND REVIEW OF THE 1989 WHITE PAPER: POLLUTION IN HONG KONG - A TIME TO ACT.
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