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Friday, September 30, 1977

PROPOSALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Proposals for the protection of the Hong Kong environment were

presented today by the Environmental Resources Limited (DRL). ERL has

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recently completed a 2 years study for the Hong Kong Government on the

territory's environmental problems.

The proposals have been designed to enable the Government to control pollution and to improve the quality of the environment in Hong Kong.

Included in the consultants' recommendations are :

New Legislation

Five new ordinances have been proposed

covering the control of air, noise and water pollution, the

disposal of solid waste and the preparation of environmental

impact statements. It is hoped that after a trial period, .

these will be consolidated into a comprehensive Protection

of the Environment Ordinance.

Environmental Research

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The consultants have stressed the

need for more extensive research and monitoring to enable

the authorities to anticipate potential problems and develop

the most appropriate measures.

Pollution Control A phased introduction of the legislation

has been proposed. The intention is that emphasis will first

be placed on preventing further deterioration of the environment.

Improvements will be sought by introducing appropriate measures

at the design stage both in the normal course of renewal of the

urban areas and as new processes are introduced into Hong Kong,

and,

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