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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1992

NOISE ABSORBENT WORKS FOR WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR

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LANDS, MR GRAHAM (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE OF THE

THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND BARNES, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT THREE SECTIONS WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR NEEDED NOISE ABSORBENT SURFACES.

FUNG KIN-KEE, MR NEAR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON BARNES SAID THE OTHER PORTIONS WHICH WERE DID NOT JUSTIFY THEM.

TO TONG ROAD) STARTED SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, MORE

HE SAID WORKS ON TWO PORTIONS (FROM TAI KOK TSUI ROAD MI ROAD AND WHERE THE CORRIDOR RUNS ABOVE TAI KOK TSUI IN JUNE LAST YEAR AND WERE COMPLETED IN THAN A MONTH AHEAD OF THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE.

STREET AND WILL

"RESURFACING WORK FOR THE THIRD PORTION (FROM KIU KIANG TO TAI KOK TSUI ROAD) 18 SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN LATE 1992

HE NOTED. TAKE APPROXIMATELY 14 WEEKS TO COMPLETE,

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DIFFICULTIES

MR BARNES SAID IMPLEMENTING THE WORKS SO FAR.

HAD BEEN

ENCOUNTERED

IN

OF THE CANNOT BE

"PREPARATORY WORK FOR RESURFACING OF THE THIRD PORTION WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR IS ALREADY AT AN ADVANCED STAGE, AND ACCELERATED FURTHER," HE SAID.

GOVT'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE USE OF PLASTIC

THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE BEEN MAINLY CONCENTRATED ON PROPAGANDA MESSAGES TO USE LESS PLASTIC BAGS IN ALL LITERATURE .

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THE USE OF PLASTIC HAVE THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN AND

AND

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT

HON PEGGY LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE LAM AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR BARNES SAID ONE OF THE MAIN MESSAGES TO BE PUT ACROSS ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ON JUNE 5 WAS "USE LESS PLASTIC BAGS"

IT WOULD BE BACKED BY ANNOUNCEMENTS POSTERS, LEAFLETS AND PRESS ADVERTISEMENTS.

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST,

CLEANING

PROGRESSED VERY BEFORE THE

MR BARNES SAID RECYCLING FOR PLASTIC BAGS HAD LITTLE BECAUSE IT INVOLVED WASTE SEPARATION AND MATERIAL WAS USEFUL.

/A SURVEY