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At a briefing before their departure, the Director of Immigration Mrs Regina Ip pointed out that the Immigration Department placed great importance on giving its staff professional training.
She also said that due to the growing complexity of immigration work, members of the Service needed to be vigilant and alert. Mrs Ip said she hoped the attachment would provide a good opportunity for the officers to broaden their horizon and to have a better understanding of the work of their counterparts in the United Kingdom.
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New video to introduce household waste separation
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has recently produced a promotional video aiming to encourage public participation in source separation and recovery of household waste.
Entitled "Green Families", the 20-minute video is presented in a drama format. It introduces in an entertaining way the basic ingredients for organising and implementing campaigns on waste separation at source.
"Source recovery and separation of waste is an effective means to facilitate recovery and recycling, thus reducing the quantity of waste requiring final disposal at the scarce landfills," said EPD Assistant Director (Waste Facilities), Mr Benny Wong.
He said that various government departments were actively examining complementary measures on waste reduction. These measures when finalised will form part of the Government's Waste Reduction Plan, which is expected to be put out for public consultation shortly.
"However, the success of waste reduction requires the full support from all sectors of the community," he added.
Mutual Aid Committees and residents associations of public housing estates can obtain copies of the new video and information packs on source separation of household waste through the management office of respective estates.