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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1990

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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE FROM JULY 1

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THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (FUEL RESTRICTION}

WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR.

REGULATIONS 1990

THE REGULATIONS WERE PASSED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL EARLIER THIS YEAR AND GAZETTED ON JANUARY 15. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S AD HOC GROUP ON THE REGULATIONS.

THE USE BY INDUSTRY

WILL BE BANNED.

OF THE

1 UNDER THE REGULATIONS, FROM JULY

TERRITORY HEAVY, HIGH SULPHUR FUEL OIL IN THE REGULATIONS WILL APPLY TO ALL FACTORIES.

LIQUID MAXIMUM

SMOKE HEAVY,

80 PER AND HIGH

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD)

SPECIFICATIONS OF SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT BY LIMITING THE FUELS TO NO MORE THAN 0.5 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF SULPHUR AND A REMOVE REGULATIONS WOULD VISCOSITY OF SIX CENTISTOKES, THE REGULATIONS

OF TO 90 PER CENT CENT OF THE SULPHUR DIOXIDE AND PARTICULATES EMITTED FROM INDUSTRIES PRESENTLY CONSUMING SULPHUR FUEL OIL.

UP

ABOUT "THIS WILL BRING

THE GREATEST SINGLE IMPROVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN HONG KONG," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN

WHERE NOT

AT PRESENT, ABOUT 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN AREAS THE HEALTH-RELATED AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR SULPHUR DIOXIDE ARE

AT THE BEING MET. MANY PEOPLE ARE

SAME TIME SUFFERING FROM HIGH LEVELS OF SMOKE AND PARTICULATES EMITTED FROM FACTORY CHIMNEYS.

FOR NON-DOMESTIC USE

THE REGULATIONS STIPULATE ALSO THAT

IN PERMITTED FUELS. MOREOVER, THE SHA TIN, GASEOUS FUELS ARE THE ONLY

KONG CANNOT EXCEED SULPHUR CONTENT FOR ALL SOLID FUELS USED IN HONG ONE PER CENT BY WEIGHT.

THE

SAID SPOKESMAN

ABOUT 1,000 TO

INDUSTRIES AND 1,500

TO COMPANIES WHICH ARE BURNING HEAVY, HIGH SULPHUR FUEL OIL WILL HAVE CHANGE TO USE DIESEL, KEROSENE OR OTHER CLEAN FUELS.

TO THEIR

THE REQUIRED MODIFICATION

FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES BUILDING OF SUCH AS BOILERS SHOULD BE MINOR AND WILL NOT REQUIRE THE NEW CHIMNEYS.

SENDING LETTERS TO THE CONCERNED THE EPD IS INFORM THEM OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW REGULATIONS.

COMPANIES TO

TO

THESE COMPANIES SHOULD CONTACT

ADJUST OR MODIFY THEIR FUEL BURNING

THEIR

THE SPOKESMAN SAID

NOW EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS APPLIANCES.

"IT IS BETTER TO DO THIS EARLY OR ELSE THERE WILL BE PEOPLE APPROACHING THE SUPPLIERS AT THE SAME TIME.

TOO MANY

/"COMPANIES WILL