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Monday, October 29, 1973

REFINERY REPORT ON SALE

Lamma Rural Leaders Urged To Study It Carefully

A shortened version of the Environmental Feasibility Study by

Messrs. Cremer and Warner on the proposed Shell Refinery on Lamma Island

will be on sale from Wednesday (October 31) at $9.50 per copy.

The abridged report, in English and Chinese, contains a full

description of the project as proposed by the Shell Company as well as

the conclusions of the consultants on the environmental aspects of the

refinery.

In very general terms, the consultants conclude that there should

be no material pollution damage to the environment as a whole, provided

adequate safeguards and standards are included in the design stage and

provided an effective pattern of enforcement is introduced.

However, the consultants feel that the local impact of a major

industrial plant on the rural setting of Lamma will change the nature of

the island and the lives of local residents.

Copies of the report were presented to the village representatives

of North Lanma at a meeting held on the island today by the District Officer,

who advised them to study it carefully.

There would be opportunities for them to discuss the report and the

possible consequences of the refinery's establishment, if approved, the

District Officer said.

/He hoped