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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1985

(A) RECOMMEND TO THE UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNICS AND SECONDARY COLLEGES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS BE INTRODUCED INTO A WIDER RANGE OF UNDERGRADUATE SUBJECTS AND THAT, IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN THIS NEW FIELD OF ENDEAVOUR, THEY PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE POST-GRADUATE LEVEL;

(B) PROMOTE SHORT COURSES FOR MANAGERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS

EITHER THROUGH ESTABLISHED UNIVERSITY EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES PROGRAMMES OR THROUGH THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE ;

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APPROACH PROFESSIONAL BODIES WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS BE INTRODUCED INTO THE IR CONSTITUTIONS AND QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS; AND

ASK GOVERNMENT TO RESEARCH THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY-TRAINED PERSONNEL IN INDUSTRY WITH A VIEW TO CLARIFYING THE SCALE OF NEED

FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN POLLUTION CONTROL.

IN ADDITION TO DISCUSSING THE PROPOSALS FOR EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. EPCOM ALSO REVIEWED THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF RELEASING QUARTERLY STATISTICS ON AIR AND WATER QUALITY.

IT WAS DECIDED THAT IN FUTURE REPORTS WOULD BE ISSUED ANNUALLY SO THAT MORE MEANINGFUL COMPARISONS COULD BE MADE. EXPLANATORY SUMMARIES IN LAYMAN'S LANGUAGE WOULD ALSO BE ISSUED AS REQUIRED.

THE COMMITTEE WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THE REORGANISATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION, AND WELCOMED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW DEPARTMENT TO CO-ORDINATE THE WORK.

EPCOM ALSO DISCUSSED THE PROGRESS BEING MADE ON THE DRAFT

MEMBERS WERE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (GENERAL) REGULATIONS.

TOLD THAT A NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE DRAFT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE IN MAY AND THAT A REVISED DRAFT SHOULD BE READY FOR RE-SUBMISSION TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS.

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