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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1990

MEETING

OF

THE

PARTIES,

THE

TIMETABLE

FOR

+

MR BARNES SAID.

"AT THE SECOND CONTROL OF CONSUMPTION OF CFC'S WAS ALTERED,

AND

UNTIL AFTER

OF 1986 LEVELS "THE NEW TIMETABLE ALLOWS 100 PER CENT JANUARY 1, 1995 AND THEN A PROGRESSIVE DECREASE TO ZERO ON JANUARY 1, 2000.

WAS

50 PER

CENT HE

OF 1986 LEVELS "PREVIOUSLY, CONSUMPTION AT 100 PER CENT PERMITTED UNTIL JULY 1, 1993, AND THEN A DECREASE UNTIL OF THAT LEVEL WAS REACHED ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1988 WAS REQUIRED, SAID.

ABOVE HE SAID PREVIOUSLY HALONS WERE NOT PERMITTED TO INCREASE

WAS HALONS THE USAGE OF NON-ESSENTIAL 1986 LEVELS. NOW, HE SAID,

1995 TO ZERO ON REQUIRED TO DECREASE PROGRESSIVELY FROM JANUARY 1, AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2000.

"THESE DECISIONS ARE BINDING EFFECT AND THE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES.

IS

ON THE PARTIES WITH IMMEDIATE CONSIDERING THE EFFECT

THESE

OF

"LEGISLATION TO COMPLY WITH

IMPROVE ON THEM WILL BE PREPARED SHORTLY FOR DISCUSSION,

THESE CHANGES OR, IF POSSIBLE,

HE SAID.

"

RECOMMENDED

JUNE THIS YEAR ALSO THE SECOND MEETING HELD IN CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL.

"THESE WILL NOT COME INTO EFFECT UNTIL 20 OR MORE PARTIES RATIFIED THEM, JANUARY 1, 1992 BEING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE BARNES SAID.

HAVE DATE, MR

11

CFC'S,

CARBON

THESE

AMENDMENTS

WOULD

REQUIRE

OTHER

UNDER SYSTEMS ON JANUARY

TETRACHLORIDE, AND METHYL CHLOROFORM TO BE CONTROLLED, WHICH CALL FOR PROGRESSIVE DECREASES IN USAGE TO ZERO 2000 FOR OTHER CFC'S AND CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, AND ON JANUARY 1, FOR METHYL CHLOROFORM.

THESE

1,

2005

RECOMMENDED PREPARING THE NECESSARY

"THE

ADMINISTRATION

IS

AMENDMENTS WILL

BE ADOPTED,

AND

ASSUMING

IS

THAT

LEGISLATION, MR BARNES SAID.

ADEQUATE POWERS TO DEAL WITH KNOWN UBW'S

*

THE

PRESENT BUILDINGS ORDINANCE

AND (UBW'S), BUILDING WORKS

INTRODUCED BILL

THE INTO

LEGISLATIVE

THERE ARE ADEQUATE POWERS IN THE TO DEAL WITH KNOWN UNAUTHORISED BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) NO. 2 COUNCIL LAST WEEK WILL SPEED UP THE EXERCISE OF THESE POWERS.

THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING,

GRAHAM BARNES, SAID THIS IN REPLY DANIEL TSE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

AND ENVIRONMENT TO A QUESTION

LANDS, THE HON FROM DR THE HON

/MR BARNES