SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1978
STRICT POLLUTION CONTROLS ON SHA TIN INDUSTRY *****
THE GOVERNMENT HAS DRAWN UP STRICT POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES FOR THE RAPIDLY-GROWING INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THE MEASURES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO ENSURE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THAT THE 500,000 PEOPLE WHO WILL EVENTUALLY LIVE IN THE NEW TOWN WILL ENJOY A VIRTUALLY POLLUTION-FREE ENVIRONMENT.
THE SENIOR ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. ROGER THOMPSON, SAID TODAY THE CONTROLS WERE AIMED AT STOPPING THE EMISSION OF SMOKE AND POISONOUS OR NOXIOUS WASTES.
HE SAID THE CONTROL PROVISIONS WERE BEING INCLUDED IN THE LEASE CONDITIONS FOR ALL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AT SHA TIN AND WERE BEING CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED.
MR. THOMPSON SAID: THE SHA TIN VALLEY IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO AERIAL POLLUTION AND COULD LITERALLY BECOME FILLED WITH SMOKE IF WE ALLOWED FACTORIES TO BURN THE WRONG FUELS.
+ALL OUR LEASE CONDITIONS STIPULATE THAT THE ONLY FUELS THAT CAN BE USED ARE TOWN GAS, LP GAS, NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY,
+THESE LIMITATIONS, AND THE FACT THAT WE WILL HAVE ONLY LIGHT INDUSTRY, WILL HELP US TO KEEP THE VALLEY SMOKE-FREE.+
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALSO DISCOURAGING OFFENSIVE TRADES IN SHA TIN, AND WOULD ALLOW ONLY THOSE THAT COULD BE LICENSED AND CONTROLLED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
+IN GENERAL, WE ARE ALSO ENSURING THROUGH LEASE CONDITIONS THAT ANY INDUSTRY WHICH COULD EMIT POISONOUS OR NOXIOUS WASTES SUCH AS LEAD, MERCURY, ACIDS OR STRONG ALKALI MUST HAVE APPROVED POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT TO ELIMINATE THEM AT SOURCE.
+THE MAJOR REASON IS THAT SUCH WASTES COULD SERIOUSLY AFFECT THE TOWN'S SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, A RISK WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO TAKE.+
HOWEVER, THE CONTROLS HAVE NOT AFFECTED THE INTERESTS OF INDUSTRIALISTS INVESTING IN THE NEW TOWN AND PROSPECTIVE BUYERS ARE NOW +QUEUEING UP TO BUY LAND IN THE NEW TOWN, MR. THOMPSON SAID.
HE SAID THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THERE WERE ONLY ONE OR TWO APPLICATIONS FOR TENDERS FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BUT SHA TIN INDUSTRIAL SITES WERE NOW ATTRACTING A DOZEN OR MORE BIDS.
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