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These various APEC forums will report to the senior officials meeting.
After the fourth senior officials meeting, the APEC ministerial meeting and economic leaders meeting will be held in November.
Member economies of APEC are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and the United States.
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89 convicted pollution cases recorded in September
A total of 89 convictions were recorded in the courts in September for breaching anti-pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Among them, 44 were convictions made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, 13 under the Noise Control Ordinance, 16 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, 13 under the Waste Disposal Ordinance and three under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance.
The fines ranged from $1,000 to $100,000. Shui On-China Harbour Joint Venture was fine $100,000 for discharging polluting matter into the North Western Water Control Zone.
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Air quality report for September released
The air quality information for September was released today (Tuesday) by the Environmental Protection Department to keep the public informed of the air quality levels in the territory and to explain the measurements.
The announcement contains monitoring results from Mong Kok, Central/Western and Kwai Chung, which represent three important land use types in the territory:
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