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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1986

MR BOWER SAID THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, TAKING A SERIOUS APPROACH TO URBAN AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS, WERE MOBILISING RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. MONITORING NETWORKS IN MAJOR CITIES WERE TO BE EXPANDED AND MODERNISED, AND WHILE THE MONITORING EFFORT LAGGED SOMEWHAT BEHIND WHEN COMPARED TO THOSE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SUCH AS JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES, THEY ARE LEARNING AND CATCHING UP

RY FAST+.

THE WORKSHOP HAD BEEN A SUCCESS AND WOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR FUTURE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, HE ADDED.

MR BOWER ALSO SAID THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WAS SEEKING TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF ITS AIR QUALITY INVESTIGATIONS BY ESTABLISHING MONITORING STATIONS IN RURAL AND NEW TOWN AREAS. THIS EFFORT WOULD BE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT'S AIR QUALITY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES EXPECTED TO BE IN FORCE LATER THIS YEAR.

GOVERNOR TO VISIT SHAM SHUI PO

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL VISIT SHAM SHUI PO TOMORROW (FRIDAY)' AFTERNOON TO LOOK OVER THE DISTRICT'S FACILITIES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

DURING HIS VISIT. SIR EDWARD WILL VIEW THE DISTRICT FROM A VANTAGE POINT IN PAK TIN AND WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE LATEST MAJOR PROJECTS, INCLUDING RECLAMATION OF LAI CHI KOK BAY.

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, AND THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SYLVESTER TSE.

TOWARDS THE END OF HIS TOUR, SIR EDWARD WILL ALSO MEET DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT A TEA RECEPTION IN THE CHEUNG SHA WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE,

NOTE TO EDITORS:

TRANSPORT HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE GOVERNOR'S TOUR OF SHAM SHUI PO. THEY SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 2 PM TOMORROW AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI, FROM WHERE THREE GOVERNMENT VEHICLES WILL TAKE THEM TO THE VANTAGE POINT IN PAK TIN. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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