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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992

NEW WATER CONTROL ZONE DECLARED

POLLUTION

CONTROL (NORTH

THE NORTH WESTERN PART OF THE HONG KONG'S WATERS WAS DECLARED A WATER CONTROL ZONE (WCZ) UNDER THE WATER WESTERN WATER CONTROL ZONE) ORDER GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE RELATED ORDER BY WHICH THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED THE OF RESPECTIVE DATES FOR THE CONTROLS TO TAKE EFFECT AND THE STATEMENT

SECRETARY FOR WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS WERE ALSO GAZFTTED.

"UNDER THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE, DISCHARGES TAKE EFFECT FROM THE FIRST APPOINTED DAY GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

PLANNING,

CONTROLS ON NEW ON APRIL 1, A

H

DISCHARGES SHOULD BE

EXISTING LICENCE APPLICATIONS COVERING SUBMITTED BETWEEN THE FIRST APPOINTED DAY AND THE SECOND APPOINTED DAY ON OCTOBER 1.

FAR UNDER THE THE WCZ IS THE SEVENTH OF ITS KIND DECLARED SO

ORDINANCE AFTER WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL

PORT 1988),

SHELTER (COMMENCED ON APRIL 19871, SOUTHERN WATER (JULY AND JUNK BAY (JULY 1989), AND MIRS BAY AND DEEP BAY (DECEMBER 1990).

INLAND AND THE COASTAL AREAS

THE NORTH WESTERN WATER CONTROL ZONE INCLUDES BOTH MARINE WATER BODIES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF LANTAU AND EXTENDS TO

MUN MAINLAND TO COVER TUEN

DISTRICT,

THE INCLUDING

BETWEEN TAI LAM KOK TO LAN KOK TSUI.

ORDINANCE

ACCORDING TO THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (AMENDMENT} WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON DECEMBER 1, 1990, A PERSON WHO DISCHARGES

Wcz COMMITS ANY WASTE OR POLLUTING MATTER IN A

AN OFFENCE AND LIABLE TO PROSECUTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

IS

THE SPOKESMAN

ENVIRONMENT.

AGAINST THOSE DISCHARGES

"DISCHARGERS SHOULD THEREFORE OBTAIN AND

SAID ENFORCEMENT

THAT HAVE CAUSED

PRIORITY WOULD BE DIRECTED SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE

COMPLY WITH

LICENCE GRANTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION UNDER ORDINANCE WHICH IS THE ONLY CERTAIN WAY OF AVOIDING ADDED.

A THE

PROSECUTION,"

HE

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