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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1990

PLANS AFOOT FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT

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ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

OF THE

PLANS ARE AFOOT TO MEET THE FORTHCOMING DECADE AND TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FUTURE HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL MR MIAO CHI, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SERVICES,

то

'90, MR ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE BUILDING SERVICES ASIA MIAO LISTED THE DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER AND

CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL AS ITEMS HIGH ON THE LIST INDUSTRY.

OF

ALTERNATIVES

"IN KEEPING WITH STRONG INTERNATIONAL AND

THE WITH SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT AND LONDON PROTOCOL, THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG

ΤΟ USING

THOSE

LOCAL PRESSURES TO MONTREAL PROTOCOL AND THE KONG HAS TAKEN A LEAD IN

ENVIRONMENTALLY

DAMAGING BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE (BTM) FOR NEW

IN ITS BUILDINGS, AIR-CONDITIONING AND FIRE SERVICES INSTALLATIONS MR MIAO SAID.

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS) AND

"TO CONTINUE THIS INTO THE FUTURE, BUILDING SERVICES WILL TO BE RE-DESIGNED AND NEW EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED," HE ADDED.

NEED

WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN ACCORDING TO MR MIAO, A DEPARTMENTAL

CURRENT

AND DEVELOPMENTS

ΤΟ ADVISE FORMED TO MONITOR THE

WHETHER ADDITIONAL MEASURES ON THE CFC ISSUE WERE WARRANTED.

LOWER

MIAO SAID THE GOVERNMENT TURNING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION, MR HAD COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY STUDY TO ESTABLISH A STANDARD TO THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY WASTED FROM BUILDINGS.

THERMAL

TRANSFER

VALUE

ON

FOR

THE

THIS COULD BE THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF CODES OF PRACTICE

THE REQUIREMENT THE

OF BUILDING FIBRES, HE SUGGESTED.

OVERALL

OTHER MEASURES, INCLUDING WORKING OUT INCENTIVES TO DISCOURAGE WASTEFUL USE OF ELECTRICITY BY CONSUMERS, WERE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED.

SERVICES ON THE POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS ARISING FROM BUILDING

WORKING PARTY AND VARIOUS STANDING INSTALLATIONS, MR MIAO SAID A

THE ISSUE OF LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE AND SICK GROUPS TO LOOK INTO BUILDING SYNDROME HAD BEEN SET UP RESPECTIVELY.

POSSIBLE

FOR US

"I HOPE, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, IT WILL BE TO SAY HONG KONG HAS THE FINEST BUILDING STOCK, AND OUR BUILDINGS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IN OPERATION, UPHOLDING OUR REPUTATION AS OF THE LEADERS IN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN HE ADDED.

ARE

ONE

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