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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989

POLLUTION MUST BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL

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SPEND AT LEAST $20 DECADE SHOWS HOW UNDER CONTROL,

THE

THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO

NEXT IN THE BILLION ON THE POLLUTION PROBLEM IMPORTANT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF BRINGING POLLUTION GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

EMPHASISING

THE IMPORTANCE

PERSONALLY.

THE

THE

OF

AND PROBLEM WITH MATTER OF KEEPING HONG

HE THAT TO DEALING WHOLE.

ATTACHED GOVERNMENT AS A POLLUTION, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS NOT JUST A KONG CLEAN, IMPORTANT THOUGH THAT WAS.

"POLLUTION CAN, AND OFTEN DOES, CAUSE DAMAGE TO OUR HEALTH

TO THAT OF OUR CHILDREN.

"WE MUST BRING IT UNDER CONTROL," HE SAID.

AND

OVERHAUL OF

OF THREE MASSIVE LANDFILL

MUCH OF THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT ON THE COMPLETE THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND THE CONSTRUCTION SITES AND ASSOCIATED REFUSE TRANSFER STATIONS.

OUT

SIR DAVID POINTED OCTOBER ON POLLUTION PROBLEMS. IN

HAD

AT LENGTH HE

SPOKEN THAT

A WHITE PAPER ON POLLUTION,

FOR A PROPOSALS DETAIL JUNE,

OUT IN HAD SET PROGRAMME OF ACTION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

LAST PUBLISHED COMPREHENSIVE

THE PLANNING,

"WE HAVE

IMPLEMENT THESE. ΤΟ ALREADY BEGUN

WHICH CAME BRANCH, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS WILL GIVE FRESH IMPETUS TO OUR EFFORTS TO HE SAID.

BEING INTO

LAST MONTH, IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT,

TI

THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT NEITHER MONEY NOR THE COULD SOLV.: THE TERRITORY'S POLLUTION PROBLEMS.

"EACH

GOVERNMENT ALONE

THIS

COMMUNITY HAS A VITAL AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS

AND SAFE

MEMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE IN CREATING PLEASANT.

"UNTIL RECENTLY, FAR TOO MANY OF US IN HONG KONG OF THE THREATS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT.

WERE UNAWARE

"WE PLACED FAR TOO LITTLE IMPORTANCE ON PROTECTING IT.

"THIS ATTITUDE IS ALREADY CHANGING.

"THE GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN A LEAD. PLAY ITS PART," SIR DAVID SAID.

IT MUST CHANGE FURTHER.

BUT THE COMMUNITY MUST ALSO

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