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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992

FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE SAFE DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE

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REGULATIONS THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THREE SETS OF

THE SAFE AND ENSURE OF FRAMEWORK

CONTROL TO TO PROVIDE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE IN HONG KONG.

A

THE THREE SETS OF REGULATIONS

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THE WASTE DISPOSAL (CHEMICAL REGULATION WASTE) (GENERAL) REGULATION, WASTE DISPOSAL (APPEAL BOARD)

AND (FORMS AND WASTE DISPOSAL

GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

WASTE "A CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

LICENSES) FEES FOR

FACILITY TREATMENT

THE BY COMPLETED

REGULATION

ARE

(CWTF) IS NOW UNDER END OF THIS

A YEAR,

+

IT WILL PROVIDE A SAFE DISPOSAL FACILITY FOR THE 10,000 FACTORIES PRODUCING CHEMICAL WASTE.

THE MAJORITY OF

"THE REGULATION WILL ENSURE THAT IN FUTURE SAFE ADOPTED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE," HE SAID.

REGULATION

PRACTICES ARE

COMPREHENSIVE THE DISPOSAL AND

FOR PROVIDES

A THE CHEMICAL WASTE

WASTE SO THAT ALL ASPECTS OF CONTROL OF CHEMICAL ACTIVITY INCLUDING WASTE HANDLING, STORAGE, COLLECTION, TRANSPORT TREATMENT ARE CARRIED OUT IN A SAFE MANNER.

REQUIRED TO REGISTER THE PRODUCERS OF CHEMICAL WASTE WILL BE

PROTECTION

FOR AND TO ARRANGE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL

AS THE DISPOSAL OF THEIR WASTES AT LICENSED DISPOSAL FACILITIES SUCH CWTF.

THE INDUSTRIAL MONITORED FROM THE

"THE MOVEMENT OF CHEMICAL WASTE, AFTER LEAVING PREMISES IN WHICH IT IS PRODUCED WILL BE CLOSELY POINT OF THEIR CREATION UNTIL DISPOSAL.

WHO "THE REGULATION ALSO PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN WASTE PRODUCERS,

BE ABLE то TREAT MEET THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN THE REGULATION, TO THEIR OWN WASTE,

HE SAID

FOR THE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OTHER TWO REGULATIONS PROVIDED

MADE UNDER DECISIONS

THE SETTING UP OF AN APPEAL MECHANISM AGAINST

TO PRESCRIBE THE FORMS AND WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE (CAP 354) AND

CHEMICAL WASTE FEES WHICH WOULD BE USED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.

BE

AFFECTED BY

THE UP A

THE

"IN ORDER TO ASSIST INDUSTRIES WHICH MAY REGULATION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT ARE DRAWING

ΤΟ PRACTICES

EXPLAIN SERIES OF GUIDANCE BOOKLETS AND CODES CONTROLS AND ASSIST INDUSTRY IN COMPLYING WITH THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.

EXPECTED

то

ADVISORY

THESE

IS CODES "CONSULTATION WITH INDUSTRY ON

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WHICH THE SHORTLY, BEGIN

AFTER

HE SAID. COMMITTEE (EPCOM) WILL BE INVITED TO ENDORSE THE CODES,

TT

/THE SPOKESMAN