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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

THAT THE TECHNICAL

"IT IS MY HOPE ESTABLISH LEVELS THAT WILL PROTECT OUR WATERS BOTH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE AD HOC GROUP,

STANDARDS

H

AND BE HE SAID.

COMMITTEE ACCEPTABLE

SET BE

CAN TO

COMBATTING

OUT IN THE THE SCHEME WATER

MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE STANDARDS TO TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM WERE CRITICAL IN DETERMINING WHETHER CONTAINED IN THE POLLUTION.

THE AT

BILL

ACTUAL

WOULD

EFFECT

BE

EFFECTIVE

ON INDUSTRIES

IN

HE

WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE STANDARDS PRESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM, ADDED.

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM OF WATER

A

MR LEE SAID THE BILL WOULD PROVIDE A BASELINE OF

AS WELL

STRAIGHTFORWARD MORE PROTECTION AS POLLUTION CONTROL.

"THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE EASIER FOR THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY IMPLEMENT, FOR IT WILL SET OUT STANDARDS IN A STATUTORY DOCUMENT TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM).

**THE SETTING OF CLEAR STANDARDS WILL ALSO ENABLE

OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL PLAN RATIONALLY THE DEVELOPMENT SAID.

ΤΟ

(THE

FACTORIES ΤΟ HE PROJECTS,

*1

CALL FOR SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR POLLUTION CONTROL BILL

*

ΤΟ

THE GOVERNMENT MUST INTRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT PROGRAMME ENABLE INDUSTRY TO COMPLY WITH THE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM (TM) WILL FOLLOW THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL HON JAMES TIEN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THAT

1990,

THE

SUPPORTING THE BILL, MR TIEN SAID THE TM WAS NECESSARY IT SET OUT CLEARLY THE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE.

BECAUSE

HE POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS

OF LACKED THE KNOWLEDGE KONG FACTORIES POLLUTION COULD BE MINIMISED.

METHODS

BY WHICH

THAT HONG WATER

FURTHERMORE,

THERE WAS A SERIOUS

SHORTAGE

OF TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN POLLUTION CONTROL; AND FACTORIES WERE COMPELLED TO DISCHARGE EFFLUENTS INTO STORM SEWERS BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH FOUL SEWERS AVAILABLE.

MR TIEN STRESSED THAT THE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS IN THE TM MUST

WITH TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY BE CONSISTENT

INDUSTRY.

AVAILABLE TO

/NOTING THAT