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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989

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BILL ON CONTROL OF OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS

ON A

MANUFACTURE

IMPORT AND EXPORT CONTROL A BILL PROPOSING TO IMPOSE

THE PROHIBITING NUMBER OF OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS AND OF THESE CHEMICALS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION BILL 1989 IS DUE INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MAY 31.

ᎢᏳ BE INTRODUCED

SUBJECT TO THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL NEXT MONTH, INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT CONTROLS AS FROM JULY 1.

EXPLAINING THE INTRODUCTION OF LANDS AND WORKS. MR LEGISLATIVE

GRAHAM

FRAMEWORK

THE GOVERNMENT

THE

THE BILL,

SECRETARY SAID: "THE BILL PROVIDES

THE MONTREAL

FOR

THE

PROTOCOL

ON

BARNES, FOR IMPLEMENTING SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER.

THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL WAS RATIFIED BY THE UNITED YEAR AND HONG KONG WAS INCLUDED IN THE RATIFICATION,

KINGDOM LAST

IT CALLS FOR A FREEZE AT 1986 LEVELS AND SUBSEQUENT IN THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS HALONS.

REDUCTIONS

(CFC'S) AND

EFFECT ΤΟ THE

THESE CHEMICALS ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE A DEPLETING OZONE LAYER WHICH IS A THIN LAYER OF GAS SURROUNDING THE EARTH LIKE AN

AND ITS INHABITANTS

THE OUTER SKIN AND PROTECTING THE PLANET

FROM

ACTS AS A SUN'S ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS. IT

SCREEN TO

HARMFUL PREVENT AMOUNTS OF ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION FROM REACHING THE EARTH'S SURFACE.

HOWEVER, SINCE

THE

MID-1970'S,

SCIENTISTS HAVE OBSERVED A INCREASES IN GRADUAL DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER. THIS WILL LEAD TO

AS WELL AS THE INCIDENCE OF SKIN CANCER AND EYE CATERACTS IN HUMANS EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

OF THE EIGHT

CONTROLLED

"THE BILL PROHIBITS THE MANUFACTURE CHEMICALS, THAT IS, CFC 11, 12, 113, 114 AND 115 AND HALONS 1211. 1301 AND 2402, " MR BARNES SAID.

HONG KONG DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY OF THESE CHEMICALS, THE THEREFORE TO BAN THE FUTURE SETTING UP OF SUCH PRODUCTION.

AIM IS

CFC CHEMICALS "AT THE SAME TIME IMPORT AND EXPORT OF THE FIVE

CONTROL. ALL

AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO

IMPORTERS

WILL BE EXPORTERS THE BILL AND OBTAIN A LICENCE BEFORE REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER IMPORTING OR EXPORTING THE CHEMICALS.

"THE

CONTROL

OF

IMPORT AND

EXPORT

OF HALONS

WILL

BE

IMPLEMENTED AT A LATER STAGE.

A NOTICE WAS ALSO

PUBLISHED

WILL

IN THE GAZETTE TODAY INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR QUOTA ALLOCATION FOR RETAINED IMPORTS, BOOKLETS ALSO BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY TO ADVISE ON THE LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS.

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