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TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1990

FACTORY

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT PRESSED THE

FOR SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS TREATMENT FACILITIES EARLY THIS YEAR, THE FACTORY INDICATED THAT THEY HAD DECIDED NOT TO INSTALL ANY NEW TREATMENT FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST BUT INTENDED TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

AS THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTED INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS IS IN BREACH OF THE LEASE CONDITIONS OF THE LOT IN QUESTION, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO TAKE BACK THE LOT UNDER THE CROWN RIGHTS (RE-ENTRY AND VESTING REMEDIES) ORDINANCE.

NOTICE OF RE-ENTRY WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE ON APRIL 12.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MET FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR ADVISERS LAST WEDNESDAY (APRIL 25) TO CONSIDER THE ISSUES RESULTING FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S RE-ENTRY OF THEIR PREMISES.

FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD CEASED ALL PRODUCTION AT THE FACTORY AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCONNECTED THE WATER PIPES ESSENTIAL FOR THE BLEACHING AND DYEING OPERATION AS BY THE GOVERNMENT.

REQUESTED

THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THESE ACTIVITIES, WHICH WAS PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF THE POLLUTION, CANNOT BE RE-STARTED,

THE

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT AT PRESENT THERE IS

OF HO CHUNG RIVER BY THE FACTORY.

NO POLLUTING

ABILITY TO ADOPT AND ADAPT ADVANCED INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY A CRUCIAL FACTOR

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A CRUCIAL FACTOR WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED ΤΟ HONG KONG'S ATTRACTIVENESS AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE IS ITS ABILITY TO ADOPT AND ADAPT ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ON IMAGE PROCESSING AND DOCUMENT ARCHIVING ORGANISED BY OLIVETTI SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS HONG KONG.

"FOR EXAMPLE, HONG KONG WAS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD ΤΟ INTRODUCE DATAFAX, WHICH ENABLES SUBSCRIBERS то SEND FAX MESSAGES DIRECT FROM THEIR PERSONAL COMPUTERS TO ANY FAX MACHINES LOCALLY THROUGH THE PUBLIC PACKET SWITCHED SERVICE WITH NO ADDITIONAL HARDWARE, MR LEUNG SAID.

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"WE ARE THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE SUPERTELEX, WHICH SENDS TELEXES THROUGH A PERSONAL COMPUTER.

/"WE ARE

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