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MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989

FRAMEWORK

ON THE PROBLEMS OF AIR POLLUTION, MR LEWIS SAID AIR CONTROL ZONES WOULD COVER THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG TO PROVIDE A LEGAL TO TACKLE POLLUTING EMISSIONS.

"WE AIM TO START ON THAT THIS YEAR. CONCURRENTLY, AIMING TO INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION UNDER THE AIR POLLUTION ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL FUEL OIL WITH A CONTENT GREATER THAN 0.5 PER CENT BY WEIGHT, MR LEWIS SAID.

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HE ADDED THAT IN THE LONGER TERM THE GOVERNMENT A STRATEGY COMPELLING All NEW VEHICLES TO COMPLY STRINGENT INTERNATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS, PETROL-ENGINED VEHICLES TO BE FITTED WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THE INTAKE OF LEADFREE PETROL.

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"WE ALSO NEED ΤΟ MOVE TOWARDS LEADFREE PETROL, AND ALSO EXAMINE MEASURES AIMED AT REDUCING RELIANCE ON DIESEL ENGINED VEHICLES WHICH CAUSE SO MUCH POLLUTION, MR LEWIS SAID.

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MR LEWIS DESCRIBED THE WHITE PAPER AS A 'VERY PRANK' DOCUMENT FREELY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE MAIN REASON THE ENVIRONMENT WAS IN AN UNSATISFACTORY STATE WAS THAT IN THE PAST THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY MADE CHOICES THAT GAVE TOO LITTLE EMPHASIS TO THE NEEDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

"WE NOW HAVE ΤΟ RECOVER LOST GROUND. THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO GIVING GREATER EMPHASIS TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FUTURE, AND WILL SEEK THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS THAT ARE NEEDED.

"BUT IF WE ARE TO SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT WE MUST GET ON WITH THIS QUICKLY. IT IS TIME FOR CONCERTED ACTION. MR LEWIS SAID.

PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES SUPPORT WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 1989

THREE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES TODAY ORGANISED TREE-PLANTING ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 1989.

THE TREES WHICH WERE PLANTED IN THE ESTATES WO CHE, AND SHAN KING INCLUDED FAN PALM, SHRUBS, AND AZALEA.

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KWAI SHING WEST. KING PALM, MAPLE

OPENING CEREMONIES

THE PLANTING ACTIVITIES WERE KICKED OFF IN WHICH FEATURED MUSICAL BAND PERFORMANCES, SPEECHES BY OFFICIATING GUESTS, RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONIES, UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL PLAQUE, PRESENTATION OF SOUVENIRS AND BANNERS.

IN AN OPENING SPEECH, CHAIRMAN OF KWAI SHING AREA COMMITTEE, WAN HING-YUEN, POINTED OUT THAT KWAI TSING DISTRICT WAS A FAST-DEVELOPING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY. "THE DENSE POPULATION, COUPLED WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL PREMISES, HAS CAUSED ABOUT INEVITABLE AIR POLLUTION IN THE AREA.

/MR WAN

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