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Technical group held second sewage meeting
The Sino-British Technical Group on Sewage held its second meeting yesterday and today (Thursday) in Hong Kong.
After the meeting, the leader of the British side, the Director of Drainage Services, Mr Ng Yee-yum, said the two sides had exchanged views on a number of questions related to the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme (SSDS).
"In particular, the Group discussed the scope and timing of the overall Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Hong Kong's sewage disposal works as well as the water quality objectives and standards to be adopted in the assessment for both Hong Kong and Chinese waters. Both sides have reached consensus on these points," he said.
Mr Ng also stated that during the course of the meetings, the British side had replied to a number of questions raised by the Chinese side over SSDS.
"We now need to turn our attention to completing the overall EIA for the SSDS in the shortest time possible in order to attain the convergence of the various stages of SSDS, so as to achieve the objective of improving the water quality of Hong Kong waters," he said.
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Professor Jing Wenyong, the leader of the Chinese side, fully endorsed Mr Ng's
He was also very satisfied with the work progress of the Sino-British Technical Group on Sewage.
Meanwhile, to prepare for the convergence of the various stages of SSDS in order to resolve the territory's water pollution problem early, the Chinese side urged the British side to start the EIA study for the SSDS as soon as possible.
End/Thursday, May 25, 1995