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JUNE 4, 1990

MONDAY, JUNE 4,

ENVIRONMENT HK 1990 ON SALE TOMORROW

AN ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE

ENVIRONMENT HONG KONG 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE 147-PAGE REPORT IS PACKED WITH DIAGRAMS AND PICTURES AND GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANY AND VARIED ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING 1989 IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE REPORT IS IN EARLY JULY.

EXPECTED TO BE READY

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SAID AN EPD SPOKESMAN

THE YEAR 1989 WAS A MILESTONE FOR

PAPER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THE "WHITE POLLUTION IN HONG KONG A TIME TO ACT"

THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES AND POLICIES IN THE TERRITORY'S HISTORY.

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THE WHITE PAPER SPELLS OUT THE GOVERNMENT'S TARGETS AND OBJECTIVES IN ALL THE MAIN AREAS OF POLLUTION FOR THE NEXT DECADE. PROGRESS ON SOME OF THE INITIATIVES IS REPORTED IN ENVIRONMENT HONG KONG 1990.

TO CATER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIMPLY A GENERAL CONCERN FOR THE

A ENVIRONMENT,

CHAPTER HAS BEEN INCLUDED WHICH DESCRIBES IN NON-TECHNICAL TERMS THE WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

TOPICS, THERE AIR QUALITY

FOR READERS WHO ARE MORE INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC ARE SEPARATE CHAPTERS COVERING WATER AND WASTES, MANAGEMENT, NOISE, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT.

A NEW CHAPTER ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND BEEN INTRODUCED ΤΟ REFLECT THE INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY,

ALSO

AWARENESS HAS CONCERN ABOUT

1990 IS AVAILABLE AT THF GOVERNMENT

GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT

ENVIRONMENT HONG KONG PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT GROUND FLOOR, CENTRAL, AT $20 A COPY.

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