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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1994
HKPC TO CONDUCT TECHNICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME
THE PRODUCTIVITY
INDUSTRY COUNCIL
DEPARTMENT HAS COMMISSIONED THE HONG KONG (HKPC) то CARRY OUT A TECHNICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT INDUSTRIES IN THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND IN UPGRADING THEIR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
SPEAKING AT A CONTRACT-SIGNING CEREMONY HELD TODAY (TUESDAY) THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR DOMINIC LAW, SAID THE PROGRAMME WAS THE FIRST PROACTIVE PROJECT THE DEPARTMENT HAD EVER LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDUSTRY ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
COMMISSIONED AS THE FIRST PART OF AN ACTION PACKAGE TO PROVIDE SUCH SUPPORT, THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES A SERIES OF INDUSTRY SEMINARS, FACTORY VISITS, ANALYSES OF EFFLUENT SAMPLES, AND THE DESIGN MANUALS AND AN ECO-AUDIT MANUAL.
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PRODUCTION
OF
INDUSTRY UPGRADES ITS PRODUCTION PROCESSES IN ITS EFFORTS ΤΟ COMPLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, THERE IS A NEED TO IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION; ON THE NATURE
OF AND DETAILS CONTROLS; ON THE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS; AND TO LET INDUSTRIALISTS KNOW WHERE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MAY OBTAINED," MR LAW SAID.
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"THE PROJECT THAT WE ARE NOW COMMISSIONING IS AIMED PRECISELY AT MEETING THIS NEED, HE ADDED.
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THE SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ARE PROPOSED TO BE ORGANISED IN COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND WILL FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.
ON-SITE VISITS TO FACTORIES IN THE TARGET INDUSTRY SECTORS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO ASSESS THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, TO TAKE EFFLUENT SAMPLES AND TO FORMULATE PRELIMINARY PROPOSALS ON HOW BACH FACTORY SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO IMPROVE ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE.
DESIGN MANUALS, AND AN ECO-AUDIT MANUAL WITH SUPPORT VIDEO, WILL BE COMPILED TO ASSIST MANUFACTURING FIRMS TO INTRODUCE IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES INTO THEIR OPERATIONS.
HKPC IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH THE FIRST INDUSTRY SEMINAR IN EARLY
OCTOBER.
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ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WAS THE MANAGER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF HKPC, MR C M LIN.
HE SAID THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES FOR 15 YEARS.
UNDERTAKING THIS PROJECT, WE WILL BE HELPING INDUSTRY ΤΟ GAIN A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND THE APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER, HE SAID.
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