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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1994
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE SHENZHEN TRAINING PROJECT, JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) AND THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES;
A JOINT SURVEY BY EPD AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BRANCH OF THE STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION OF CHINA TO
WATER STUDY THE QUALITY OF THE OUTER PRD; AND
A WORKING GROUP COMPRISING EPD, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE (GEPB), AND THE MACAO GABINETE TECHNICO DO AMBIENTE (MGTA) TO FORMULATE A PRD WASTE WATER DISPOSAL STRATEGY, THE OBJECT OF WHICH WILL BE TO PROVIDE A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROPER PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND
OF CONTROL
ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION WHICH
HAVE MAY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS.
MR BASON SAID THE WORK IN DEEP BAY AND ON THE SHENZHEN RIVER WAS ONGOING.
"THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY OF THE OUTER PRD ARE BEING ANALYSED AS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME.
"DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR THE PRD WASTE-WATER DISPOSAL STRATEGY ARE UNDER STUDY
A EXAMINATION BY EPD, GEPB AND MGTA WITH
VIEW TO SETTING UP A WATER QUALITY COMPUTER MODEL AND TO DEVISING AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN HE SAID.
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OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO SENIOR CITIZEN CARD
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THE SENIOR CITIZEN CARD OFFICE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION APPLICATIONS SINCE THE SCHEME WAS IMPLEMENTED ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MRS WONG DESCRIBED THE RESPONSE AS "OVERWHELMING.
SHE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT.
IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THIS LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, MRS WONG SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD REDEPLOYED AN ADDITIONAL 14 STAFF MEMBERS TO AUGMENT THE CARD OFFICE, EMPLOYED TEMPORARY STAFF AND RECRUITED VOLUNTEERS.
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WORKSHOPS EXTENDED.
ADDITION, SOME WORK HAS BEEN CONTRACTED OUT ΤΟ SHELTERED WHILE THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE CARD OFFICE HAVE BEEN
THE OFFICE NOW WORKS FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM FROM MONDAY ΤΟ FRIDAY AND FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
"WE HOPE TO CLEAR THE BACKLOG CREATED BY THE INITIAL TIDAL WAVE OF APPLICATIONS BY JULY THIS YEAR, MRS WONG SAID.
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