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MONDAY, JUNE 20. 1988

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EPCOM URGES MORE ANTI-POLLUTION EFFORTS IN N.T.

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MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EPCOM) TODAY (MONDAY) URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE EFFORTS CONTROL VARIOUS POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND TO ERADICATE NUMEROUS EYESORES

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY WERE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT DISCARDED ITEMS STREWN ABOUT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES SUCH AS ABANDONED VEHICLES, OLD TYRES, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND BUILDING DEBRIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

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AT A MEETING, EPCOM MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED BY OFFICIALS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT ON VARIOUS EFFORTS BY DEPARTMENT TO TACKLE POLLUTION AND POLLUTION-RELATED PROBLEMS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE FIRST HALF THE NEW VEHICLE SMOKE CONTROL PROGRAMME, AND VERSION OF A CODE OF PRACTICE TO ENSURE THE SAFE AND DISPOSAL OF ASBESTOS WASTES.

YEAR'S OPERATION OF ENDORSED A REVISED HANDLING, TRANSPORT

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MEMBERS FELT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD PARTICIPATE INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE USE OF SUBSTANCES DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER, AND ENDORSED PROPOSED REGULATIONS RESTRICT THE SULPHUR CONTENT OF FUELS USED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF HONG KONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP HAD BEEN FORMED FORMULATE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT RURAL AREAS.

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MEMBERS WELCOMED THE PROPOSAL ΤΟ SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE UPGRADING OR REDEVELOPMENT OF 'AGRICULTURAL PRIORITY AREAS' AND EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE REST OF THE TERRITORY ΤΟ BRING ABOUT ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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THEY SUPPORTED CURRENT EFFORTS TO CLEAR

UP EYESORES SUCH AS ABANDONED VEHICLES, DISCARDED TYRES AND BUILDING DEBRIS, BUT THEY REMAINED CONCERNED THAT ENFORCEMENT ACTION WAS LARGELY UNCO-ORDINATED, AND URGED THAT MORE STRENUOUS AND UNIFIED EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE CONTROL THIS PROBLEM, HE ADDED.

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THE SMOKY VEHICLE TESTING CENTRE SET UP BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) BECAME OPERATIONAL ON FEBRUARY 5.

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