FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1987
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SIR S.Y. SAID THAT SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SETTING UP OF THE FUND ON DECEMBER 16, 1986 TO COMMEMORATE THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF THE LATE GOVERNOR, PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE FUND HAD BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING AND, WITHIN A MATTER OF TWO-AND-A-HALF MONTHS, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE DONATIONS RECEIVED AND PLEDGED ALREADY EXCEEDED $75 MILLION.
HE THANKED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, DISTRICT BOARDS, AND COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS FOR THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC AND GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR THE FUND.
HE REITERATED THAT FURTHER DONATIONS TO THE FUND WERE ALWAYS WELCOME AND THAT NO AMOUNT WAS TOO SMALL.
SIR S.Y. ALSO EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE MASS MEDIA. BOTH THE PRINTED AND THE ELECTRONIC ONES, FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN PUBLICISING THE FUND.
APPOINTED DAYS DECLARED FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
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ACTION TO CONTAIN THE PROBLEM OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INSIDE THE TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WATER CONTROL ZONE MADE A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD WITH THE DECLARATION OF A FIRST APPOINTED DAY (FAD) AND A SECOND APPOINTED DAY (SAD) BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (APPOINTED DAYS) ORDER 1987 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE DECLARATION OF THESE TWO DATES WERE NECESSARY FOR THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1986 TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WATER CONTROL ZONE.
+THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO APPOINT DAYS UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE ON WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE ARE TO APPLY. BY THIS ORDER. THE ACTING GOVERNOR APPOINTS APRIL 1, 1987 AS THE FIRST APPOINTED DAY AND APRIL 1, 1988 AS THE SECOND APPOINTED DAY, HE SAID.
+ IN BETWEEN THE FAD AND THE SAD, ALL EXISTING DISCHARGES OR DEPOSITS MUST BE DECLARED TO THE AUTHORITY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN EXEMPTION. IF ANY EXISTING DISCHARGE OR DEPOSIT IS NOT DECLARED. IT WILL BECOME ILLEGAL AFTER THE DECLARATION OF THE SAD. ALL NEW DISCHARGES WILL HAVE TO BE LICENSED AFTER THE FAD.+
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