XN000022-1985-12-31 — Page 4

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1985

TO COPE WITH THESE CHANGES AND TO ENSURE THAT A SAFE, HYGIENIC AND ECONOMIC SERVICE COULD BE PROVIDED AT ALL TIMES FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES, IT WAS NECESSARY TO PREPARE PLANS WELL IN ADVANCE.

THESE PLANS MUST BE BASED ON THE BEST POSSIBLE FORECASTS OF FUTURE NEEDS THEY MUST TAKE ACCOUNT OF INCREASINGLY DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ON THE PART OF THE PUBLIC AND MUST ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR PROVISION OF NEW FACILITIES OR THE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE EXISTING MEANS OF DISPOSAL WHICH HAVE REACHED THE END OF THEIR USEFUL OR ECONOMIC LIFE.

AN IMPORTANT IMPLICATION OF THE CHANGING SITUATION WAS THAT WASTES WHETHER LIQUID OR SOLID WOULD NEED TO BE TRANSPORTED GREATER DISTANCES FOR DISPOSAL AT MORE REMOTE SITES THAN AT PRESENT.

THE REVIEW SAID THAT TO MEET ALL THE RELEVANT HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CRITERIA, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME CONTAINING THE SUBSTANTIAL COSTS INVOLVED IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO EXAMINE CAREFULLY ALL THE REALISTIC OPTIONS AND LAY CAREFUL PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

ACCORDING TO THE REVIEW, THE MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING 1984-85 INCLUDED:

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AGREEMENT REACHED ON A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL ;

THE COMPLETION OF A SCHEME FOR THE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF SLUDGE ARISING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING SEWAGE TREATMENT, WATER TREATMENT, AGRICULTURAL WASTE CONTROL AND INDUSTRY;

A WASTE MANAGEMENT MODEL - A COMPUTER BASED STRATEGIC PLANNING AID THAT HAD BEEN APPLIED TO EVALUATE OPTIONS IN BOTH FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL TERMS FOR SPECIFIC WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHEMES NOTABLY FOR KOWLOON;

* AGREEMENT ON AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE

LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THE DISPOSAL OF PULVERISED FUEL ASH FROM THE CASTLE PEAK COAL-FIRED POWER STATION FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN INTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT BY THE COMPANY

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A WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SECTION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHAPTER OF THE HONG KONG PLANNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES -- THE MANUAL THAT DIRECTS DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN HONG KONG

* THE SPECIFICATION