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And one of the most effective ways, he said, would be to ensure that all costs associated with waste disposal were properly internalised.
There would be little incentive for waste minimisation or for additional recycling until those producing waste for disposal at landfills were properly charged for the costs involved in dealing with their wastes, he said.
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Value of manufacturers' orders-on-hand in March
The value of manufacturers' orders-on-hand for local production in March 1996 decreased by 3% over a year earlier, according to the provisional results of a monthly survey released today (Tuesday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
Comparing March 1996 with March 1995, increases in the value of orders were registered in the fabricated metal products industry (+11%) and the electrical products industry (+3%).
On the other hand, decreases in the value of orders were recorded in the plastic products industry (-10%), the textiles industry (-9%), the wearing apparel industry (- 3%), the printing and publishing industry (-2%) and the electronic products industry (- 1%).
Compared with February 1996, and bearing in mind that this comparison may be affected by seasonal factors, the value of manufacturers' orders-on-hand in March 1996 increased by 5%.
The Monthly Survey of Orders-on-hand covers a sample of some 300 manufacturing firms engaging 50 or more workers.
Manufacturers' orders-on-hand refer to orders and parts of orders received earlier by manufacturers for local production which remain unfilled as at the end of the reference month.
Orders received by traders not engaged in production are included if such orders are further placed to manufacturers for production locally. However, orders placed to manufacturing firms for production in China and other places outside Hong Kong are not included in this series of orders-on-hand statistics.