THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1990
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IN PREPARING THE REGULATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS CAREFULLY REDUCTION CONSIDERED INDUSTRY'S COUNTER PROPOSALS, INCLUDING A PHASED OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND LETTING INDUSTRY CHOOSE ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS.
A HOWEVER, PHASING THE REDUCTION OF SULPHUR CONTENT WOULD MEAN DELAY IN REDUCING THE EXPOSURE OF PEOPLE TO POLLUTION, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PRESENT SITUATION DURING THE EARLY PHASES.
TO ALLOW EACH FACTORY TO CHOOSE ITS OWN METHOD MEANS TACKLING EMISSIONS ON A FACTORY BY FACTORY BASIS. THIS WOULD REQUIRE A LARGE ARMY OF ENFORCEMENT STAFF TO CHECK EMISSIONS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL FACTORY.
MR LEWIS SAID THERE WOULD ALSO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF LONG AND DRAWN-OUT COURT CASES, MAKING FURTHER DEMANDS ON PUBLIC RESOURCES FURTHER DELAYING IMPLEMENTATION.
THE FACTORY BY FACTORY APPROACH WAS SIMPLY NOT AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO SOLVE THE PRESENT PROBLEM.
"IT WOULD NOT BRING ABOUT THE DESIRED RESULT IN A REASONABLE
ACT QUICKLY AND PERIOD OF TIME. WE MUST
AS EFFECTIVELY,
PEOPLE'S
HEALTH IS SUFFERING,' HE SAID.
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NO RELAXATION IN CURB ON ILLEGAL FISH MARKETING ACTIVITIES
THE POLICE THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) AND WILL CONTINUE TO JOIN FORCES IN ELIMINATING ILLEGAL MARKETING
IN THE ACTIVITIES
WHOLESALE OF MARINE FISH, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, STRESSED TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT
THE FISH MARKETING
ORGANISATION'S
CONTINUOUS
PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY AT THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH APPEALED TO THE FISHERMEN FOR THEIR MARKETING THEIR FUTURE CATCHES THROUGH THE FMO MARKETS WITH THE MARINE FISH (MARKETING) ORDINANCE.
100 CASES
ANNUAL MARKET, DR LEE BY CO-OPERATION
IN ACCORDANCE
OVER "IN THE PAST YEAR, THERE WERE
OF SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS WITH ALL THE OFFENDERS FINED AND THEIR CATCHES CONFISCATED.
WAS
"ONE OF THE OFFENDERS IMPRISONMENT, SUSPENDED FOR 18 MONTHS, DR LEE POINTED OUT.
EVEN SENTENCED TO THREE
MONTHS'
1+
MEANWHILE, THE FMO SPARED SERVICES AND EFFICIENCY.
NO EFFORT IN ENHANCING
MARKETING
/"FOLLOWING THE
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