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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1991

THE OTHER AREA WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE FOCUSSING PUBLIC EDUCATION.

ON

IS

RISEN

AND THERMALLY "HONG KONG NOW ENJOYS THE BENEFITS OF A MODERN EFFICIENT POWER INDUSTRY AND YET ELECTRICITY TRAFFICS HAVE ONLY AT RATES WELL BELOW THE PREVAILING LEVELS OF GENERAL PRICE INCREASES, SHE NOTED.

THIS "IRONICALLY,

OF THE PROBLEM IS PART PERSUADING THE PUBLIC TO ECONOMISE ON ENERGY.

*

WE NOW FACE IN

OF

"ON THE ONE HAND WE CAN LOOK WITH PRIDE ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS

CHEAP AND PLENTIFUL THE POWER COMPANIES IN MAINTAINING RELATIVELY SUPPLIES OF ELECTRICITY.

"ON

THE OTHER HAND, WHEN POWER IS PLENTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE IS DIFFICULT TO PERSUADE THE MAN-IN-THE-STREET OR INDEED INDUSTRY

MRS CHAN SAID. COMMERCE TO CUT BACK ON CONSUMPTION,

SHE POINTED OUT THAT ALL OF US UNDERSTAND THERE IS A NEED TO BE MORE FRUGAL IN OUR USE OF RESOURCES.

IT

AND

VERY CLEARLY WHY DIMINISHING ENERGY

"WE

ARE ALL TOO AWARE OF THE IMPACT OF THE BURNING FUELS BOTH ON OUR LOCAL AND ON THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.

FEW.

OF

FOSSIL

"PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT IS NOT JUST THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A IT IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY," SHE SAID.

THE MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT UNFORTUNATELY THERE WERE MANY IN COMMUNITY WHO TOOK THE VIEW THAT SUCH CONCERNS WERE A LUXURY THAT THEY COULD NOT AFFORD.

NOT

LEAST

THE

FIELD OF

"SO THE TASK OF PROMOTING GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRESENTS US PUBLIC IN FORMIDABLE EDUCATION, SHE SAID.

WITH

CHALLENGES,

申

"CLEARLY, BOTH AS A GOVERNMENT AND A COMMUNITY WE MUST BEGIN TO

HAVE DONE HITHERTO, FACE THESE CHALLENGERS MORE SQUARELY THAN WE MRS CHAN SAID.

BE

THESE EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT WOULD OF COURSE CONTINUE TO SUPPORTED, ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, BY INITIATIVES AND EFFORTS DIRECTED AT GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, MRS CHAN SAID.

PROVIDES A

"FOR EXAMPLE, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL RANGE OF ADVISORY SERVICES AIMED AT PERSUADING INDUSTRIALISTS FACTORY OWNERS TO CHECK THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR PLANT AND AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS IN DESIGN AND AIMED AT ACHIEVING SAVINGS IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

"FOR THEIR PART, THE POWER COMPANIES PROVIDE TARIFF BULK CONSUMERS, TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO SHIFT THEIR PEAK POWER TO OFF-PEAK HOURS.

TO

AND

MACHINERY,

OPERATION

INCENTIVES DEMAND FOR

INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS "THEY ALSO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO

THEIR ENCOURAGING PROGRAMMES PUBLICITY AND UNDERTAKE ON-GOING CUSTOMERS TO USE ELECTRICITY AND GAS MORE EFFICIENTLY.

/"I HAVE