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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1990

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CONTINUED

MR LEWIS SAID HARMFUL EFFLUENTS AND TOXIC METALS BE POURED INTO THE LOCAL WATERS DESPITE THE INTRODUCTION OF WCZ'S.

ΤΟ

QUALITY OBJECTIVES BE PUT ΤΟ ITS

UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, HE SAID WATER COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED AND THE WATER COULD NOT BENEFICIAL USES.

SYSTEM WOULD QUANTITIES

THE REPLACEMENT OF EXEMPTIONS WITH A LICENSING REMOVE THE IMMENSE WORKLOAD INVOLVED IN DETERMINING EXEMPT AND POLICING THE EXEMPTION SYSTEM, MR LEWIS SAID.

A TWO-YEAR GRACE PERIOD IS AVAILABLE.

ALREADY BEEN

FOR DISCHARGES IN EXISTING WCZ'S WHICH HAVE GRANTED EXEMPTIONS, SUCH DISCHARGES WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE FOR THE TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE AMENDING ORDINANCE.

DECLARED,

A LICENCE

INDUSTRIES WILL

FOR DISCHARGES IN NEW WCZ'S TO BE HAVE TO APPLY FOR A LICENCE AND COMPLY WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF DISCHARGE.

TERMS AND

THE EXISTING WCZ'S ARE TOLO, SOUTHERN, PORT

SHELTER AND JUNK

BAY.

THE NEAR

SEWERS, SEWAGE TREATMENT

MR LEWIS SAID FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE IN FUTURE RELATE TO THE OBLIGATION TO CONNECT DISCHARGES TO FOUL AND PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE PLANTS.

HE ALSO STRESSED THAT ALL THOSE AMENDMENTS FORM PART OF THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO REDUCE WATER POLLUTION, IN LAST JUNE'S WHITE PAPER ON POLLUTION.

AT THE SAME TIME, INFORMATION ON PERMISSIBLE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CHEMICAL COMPONENTS

AN IMPORTANT AS PUBLISHED

LIMITS OF THE OF EFFLUENTS WOULD PLANNING AND

BE PUBLISHED

IN ADVANCE TO ASSIST INDUSTRY IN IMPLEMENTING EFFLUENT CONTROL ACTIVITIES.

MR LEWIS SAID LICENSING WOULD HAVE COST IMPLICATIONS INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY THOSE HEAVY WATER-POLLUTING INDUSTRIES EXEMPTED FROM LICENSING CONTROL.

"HOWEVER, IN MOST CASES COST OF TREATMENT SHOULD PROHIBITIVE, AND MAY HELP TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY.

FOR SOME CURRENTLY

NOT BE

"WE HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT IN CERTAIN CASES, SOME SAVINGS MAY ACHIEVED FROM RECOVERY OF RESOURCES," HE CONTINUED.

BE

ASSISTANCE COUNCIL

ARE AVAILABLE, AND CENTRE POLYTECHNIC,

OF

AS

HE ALSO SAID TECHNICAL ADVICE AND FOR EXAMPLE, FROM THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY ENVIRONMENTAL WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.

TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRY

IN THE CITY

CONSULTATION WITH