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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1994
GUANGDONG,
"BY THEN, COUPLED WITH OUR LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO FACE THE THREAT OF WATER RESTRICTION FOR MANY YEARS TO COME, MR HU NOTED.
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ON PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT WATER QUALITY, THE DIRECTOR REITERATED THAT ALL RAW WATER FROM CHINA WAS TREATED AND PURIFIED IN THE VARIOUS TREATMENT WORKS IN HONG KONG.
THE QUALITY OF TREATED WATER SUPPLY IN THE TERRITORY CONFORMED TO THE GUIDELINES FOR DRINKING WATER QUALITY RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.
THE
HE ADDED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING QUALITY OF TREATED WATER IN ITS SUPPLY SYSTEM ΤΟ ENSURE THE WHOLESOMENESS OF WATER SUPPLIED TO CONSUMERS.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM OF DISCOLOURED TAP WATER WAS BASICALLY DUE TO CORROSION OF THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE GALVANISED IRON PIPES COMMONLY USED AS THE "INSIDE SERVICE" WITHIN CONSUMERS' PREMISES.
"REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMMES WILL ENSURE THAT STORAGE TANKS AND WATER SYSTEMS ARE KEPT CLEAN. IF EXISTING PIPES NEED ΤΟ BE REPLACED, NON-FERROUS PIPES SHOULD BE USED."
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MR HU ADDED THAT THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN REVIEWING THE WATERWORKS REGULATIONS WITH A VIEW TO DISCOURAGING OR EVENTUALLY PROHIBITING THE USE OF GALVANISED IRON PIPES AS THE "INSIDE SERVICE".
WASTE REDUCTION STUDY COMMISSIONED
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CONSULTANCY STUDY TO EXAMINE POTENTIAL MEASURES REDUCTION OF SOLID WASTE IN THE TERRITORY.
THE
HAS
COMMISSIONED A FOR PROMOTING THE
STUDY WILL EXPLORE POSSIBLE WAYS FOR PREVENTION, MINIMISATION AND REUSE OF WASTE, AS WELL AS SOURCE SEPARATION, RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OPTIONS.
APPROPRIATE APPLICATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE THE BULK OF MUNICIPAL WASTE REQUIRING DISPOSAL WILL ALSO BE EXAMINED.
TODAY MR
THE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSULTANCY STUDY WAS SIGNED (THURSDAY) BETWEEN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MIKE STOKOE, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HONG KONG, MR CHANDRAN NAIR.
MR STOKOE SAID: "THE GOVERNMENT, HAVING DEVELOPED THE THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS AND A NETWORK OF REFUSE TRANSFER STATIONS, IS COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-TERM STRATEGY ON WASTE REDUCTION."
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