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Transcript of remarks by Governor
Following is the transcript of the remarks made by the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, to the media at Government House after meeting Mr Paul Au Wing-cheung and Mr Wong Chuen-ming this (Tuesday) afternoon:
I just like to say that I'm delighted to have been able to meet Mr Au and Mr Wong today. I know that the whole community is absolutely delighted that they've been released. We welcome them all back to Hong Kong and I think that it's not only their family and friends who are impressed by the strength which they've shown during this ordeal. We're delighted that it's now over and we very much hope that they'll be able to resume a normal life and put the experience of the last few years behind them. But I'm delighted to have been able to welcome them today and I'm obviously grateful to all those members of the community, in the Legislative Council, in the media and elsewhere who have taken such a great interest in their case. Thank you very much indeed.
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Opening of North East New Territories Landfill
North East New Territories (NENT) Landfill, the last of the Government's three strategic landfills, is officially opened today (Tuesday).
Situated in an uninhabited valley next to Wong Mau Hang Shan in Ta Kwu Ling on the north eastern part of the New Territories, the NENT landfill is capable of receiving a total of 35 million tonnes of waste from both public and private waste collectors over the next two decades.
The $2.6 billion landfill provides a large scale environmentally friendly disposal facility for municipal and construction waste in the northeast New Territories, following the closure of Shuen Wan Landfill.
State-of-the-art environmental protection technology has been engineered into the development of this landfill to prevent pollution to the environment.