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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1990

"COMPANIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION

USING HEAVY FUEL OIL AFTER JUNE 30,

IF THEY ARE STILL 喃喃 THE SPOKESMAN WARNED.

NORMALLY, ANY MODIFICATIONS TO FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES HAVE

HOWEVER, BE APPROVED BY THE EPD. A SPECIAL PROVISION HAS,

TO IN THE

WAIVE NEW REGULATIONS INCLUDED

THIS REQUIREMENT MODIFICATION WORK NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS,

WITH THIS SPECIAL TEMPORARY PROVISION, ANY

ΤΟ

BEEN

FOR

MODIFICATION WORKS ARE REQUIRED TO EFFECT COMPLIANCE ON FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES THAT WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS MAY GO AHEAD STRAIGHTAWAY.

·

DEPARTMENT

OF THE PROCESS

DEVELOPING VIEWS FROM

IN HAD OBTAINED

THAT, THE EPD SPOKESMAN SAID

THE REGULATIONS, THESE

THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR AND DISTRICT BOARDS. DISCUSSIONS WERE ALSO HELD WITH THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP ON THE REGULATIONS.

AD HOC GROUP, AFTER CONSIDERING VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE LEGCO

ANY PROPOSALS IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE EPD WILL EXAMINE CAREFULLY

то WAYS

MEET THE INTENT OF PUT FORWARD FOR ALTERNATIVE REGULATIONS, SUCH AS THE USE OF FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION A FEW VERY LARGE INDUSTRIES.

"THE EPD

IS CHANGES

THE SYSTEMS BY

FORWARD ANY

PROPOSALS FOR ALTERNATIVES; ADVANTAGE IN

PREPARED TO BRING LEGISLATIVE

SATISFACTORY TO ACCOMODATE ANY ALTHOUGH WE HAVE DOUBT THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY ECONOMIC SUCH ALTERNATIVE MEASURES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE

PROPOSALS, THE SUCCESSFUL AND

ENSURE

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IN EXAMINING EPD WILL ADOPT SEVERAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA TO RELIABLE CONTROL OF POLLUTION.

MEASURES

WILL BE

THIS WILL THAN 3,000

A

FIRST, ONLY VERY LARGE COMPANIES CAN MAKE ALTERNATIVE

THERE WORK. HENCE, GAS DESULPHURISATION SUCH AS FLUE MINIMUM SIZE LIMITATION ON THE COMPANIES TO BE CONSIDERED. BE EXPRESSED AS A RATED FUEL CONSUMPTION CAPACITY OF MORE LITRES PER HOUR.

INDUSTRIAL SECOND, BECAUSE OF THE VERY SERIOUS THREAT POSED BY

HONG KONG AS EMISSIONS TO NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN MANY PARTS OF

CAPABILITIES IN SHA TIN, WELL AS THE POOR AIR POLLUTION DISPERSION OTHER ALTERNATIVES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE HARBOUR, TSUEN WAN KWAI CHUNG AND SHA TIN AIR CONTROL ZONES.

AND

SUCH

AS

SATISFIED THAT THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT MUST ALSO BE THE ALTERNATIVES WERE DESIGNED WITH THE MOST STRINGENT SAFEGUARDS WOULD NOT CAUSE OTHER FORMS OF POLLUTION PROBLEMS UNACCEPTABLE WASTEWATER DISCHARGE OR WASTE DISPOSAL.

APPROVED

MEASURES

ARE WITH THE

"UNTIL SUCH TIME AS ANY

ALTERNATIVE ADOPTED, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR ALL INDUSTRIES TO COMPLY REGULATIONS," HE ADDED.

ANYONE

WHO

HAS

QUESTIONS

OR

WANTS

то

CLARIFY

ON

THE

8351048 OR 8351092.

ROAD,

REGULATIONS MAY CONTACT THE EPD BY TELEPHONE ON THE OFFICE ADDRESS IS 26TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY WAN CHAI.

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