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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986

EACH OF THE TEN AIR CONTROL ZONES HAS ITS OWN CHARACTERISTIC AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS, METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.

ON THE BASIS OF THESE CRITERIA, THE TERRITORY HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO A NUMBER OF IDENTIFIABLE AIRSHED AREAS, WHICH ARE MORE OR LESS SELF-CONTAINED AS REGARDS DISPERSION OF AIR POLLUTANTS. CARE HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO MATCH THE PROPOSED ZONES, WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH DISTRICT BOARD BOUNDARIES.

IT IS INTENDED THAT A SINGLE SET OF AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES SHOULD APPLY TO ALL TEN ZONES.

AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS WILL PROGRESSIVELY BE ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT HONG KONG. WHEN AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA SHOWS THAT LIMITS ARE BEING EXCEEDED IN ANY ONE ZONE, THE EPD WILL ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO CONTROL EMISSIONS. FOR EXAMPLE. REGULATIONS MAY BE INTRODUCED TO CONTROL THE VARIOUS TYPES AND COMPOSITION OF FUEL USED BY EMITTERS.

A TOTAL OF 33 INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE 11 DISTRICT BOARDS COVERED BY THE FIRST PHASE OF DECLARATION OF AIR CONTROL ZONES WERE CONSULTED ON THE PROPOSALS.

..., AUSTRALIA RECOGNISE BN(0) PASSPORT

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THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HAS INFORMED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THAT IT HAS RECEIVED A NOTE FROM THE AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATING THAT, AS U.S. VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH STATED AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 14 LAST YEAR, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WILL RECOGNISE THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN WELCOMED THIS CONFIRMATION OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S RECOGNITION OF THE BN(0) STATUS AND THE PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT. THE UNITED STATES IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS TRAVELLING FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE.

/IN RESPONSE