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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1984

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7 ST

MR T.K. AU

3/F, KCR HOUSE,

0-6981076

SHA TIN, NT

8 SK

MR H.F. LEE

3-226320

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MR S.N. LAU

SAN PO KONG GOVT. OFFICES, 6/F, (SOUTH WING) 692 PRINCE EDWARD RD, KLN

RM 707-709, YU

5-231719

YUET LAI BLDG,

43-55 WYNDHAM

ST, HK

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MR W.M. CHOI

RM 400-401, 4/F.

0-6981774

KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN,

NT

(B)

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION

LUI KEE EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, 5/F, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG

TEL NO.: 5-8912200

EPCOM GEARED TO TACKLING POLLUTION PROBLEMS

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MEMBERS OF THE NEWLY RECONSTITUTED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD AN INAUGURAL SESSION TODAY AT WHICH THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE FOUR MAJOR AREAS OF POLLUTION CONTROL WATER QUALITY, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AIR QUALITY AND NOISE POLLUTION.

IN HIS INTRODUCTORY SPEECH, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR HENRY CHING POINTED OUT THAT WHILE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND SEEK EPCOM'S ADVICE, EPCOM MIGHT AND INDEED WAS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE' AS WELL.

THIS IT CAN DO IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

IT CAN ASK FOR PAPERS

TO BE PREPARED ON SPEC IF IC ISSUES, IT CAN ASK FOR INFORMATION AND FOR PROGRESS REPORTS, IT CAN BRING MATTERS TO THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTENTION AND IT CAN EXPRESS UNSOLICITED VIEWS, PARTICULARLY WHERE IT PERHAPS IS UNHAPPY WITH WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING OR IS NOT DOING, HE SAID.

DURING THE SESSION, MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF EPCOM AS THE SOURCE OF AUTHORITATIVE ADVICE ON POLLUTION MATTERS.