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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1988

STUDY ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS

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COMMISSIONED THE HONG KONG THE GOVERNMENT HAS

THE STUDY OF COUNCIL (HKPC) TO CONDUCT A IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WATER POLLUTION ON INDUSTRIES IN THE TOLO HARBOUR AREA.

PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CONTROL (GENERALĮ REGULATIONS

FIELDWORK FOR THE STUDY WILL COMMENCE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

TOMORROW, A GOVERNMENT

HE SAID ABOUT 150 FACTORIES IN THE TOLO AREA WOULD BE

STAFF BETWEEN APRIL FOR INTERVIEWS BY HKPC'S CONSULTANCY THIS YEAR TO ASSESS THE

COSTS OF COMPLIANCE ECONOMIC REGULATIONS IN HONG KONG'S FIRST WATER CONTROL ZONE.

THIS OF

SURVEY

WILL

SELECTED AND JUNE WITH THE

FOR

SERVE AS A BASIS ON INDUSTRIES IN OTHER

THE FINDINGS ASSESSING THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF CONTROLS AREAS OF HONG KONG WHEN THEY ARE DECLARED WATER CONTROL ZONES.

FROM

INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES IN THE WILL ONLY BE CONFIDENCE AND THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY INFORMATION FROM COMPANIES FROM THE REPORT."

"ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED SURVEY WILL BE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST REPORTED IN GENERAL STATISTICAL TERMS,

INDIVIDUAL

INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER AND PAPER

THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRY WILL BE STUDY: FOOD

INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING; BEVERAGE LEATHER; MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS; MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.

TEXTILES;

MANUFACTURE OF

INCLUDED ARE MANUFACTURE OF OTHER INDUSTRY CATEGORIES TO BE NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL); OF FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS BASIC METAL INDUSTRIES;

VEHICLES AND INVOLVING

FINISHING; REPAIR SERVICES (MOTOR MOTORCYCLES); LAUNDRIES AND PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS.

METAL

MANUFACTURE

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