WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
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GOVT CONSIDERING LABELS FOR GREEN PRODUCTS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO AWARD LABELS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR A. G. EASON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR EASON SAID A REVIEW HAD RECENTLY BEGUN OF THE POSSIBLE MEANS OF ASSISTING LOCAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ΤΟ COMPLY WITH THE PROPOSALS SET OUT IN THE 1989 WHITE PAPER ON THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD AFFECT THEM,
"AS PART OF THIS REVIEW THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP A SCHEME WHICH WOULD CERTIFY LOCALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS AS ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY (OR PRODUCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION) WILL BE ASSESSED. RESULTS ARE DUE IN MARCH 1993," HE SAID.
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HOWEVER, HE SAID ANY PLANNING FOR THE AWARD OF LABELS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS MUST RECOGNISE THAT MANY ITEMS IN HONG KONG WERE WHOLLY OR PARTLY MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS.
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"THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS CAN CHANGE FREQUENTLY AS THE MARKET SEEKS THE MOST ECONOMIC SOURCES OF SUPPLY, HE ADDED.
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LO WU PROJECT TO SPEED UP TRAVELLING
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WORK HAS STARTED ON A PROJECT AT LO WU TERMINAL TO SPEED UP THE MOVEMENT OF TRAVELLERS DURING RUSH HOURS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WAITING SPACE OF ABOUT 1800 SQUARE METRES AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUNTERS FOR PASSENGER CLEARANCE FROM 88 TO 160.
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REPLYING то A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ASPREY SAID THE PROJECT WAS EXPECTED то COMPLETED AT THE END OF 1994.
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ON OTHER MEASURES TO COPE WITH PEAK-HOUR PASSENGER TRAFFIC, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED STAFF FLEXIBLY TO MAN IMMIGRATION COUNTERS AS POSSIBLE IN THE DIRECTION WHERE DEMAND HIGHEST.
IN ADDITION, HONG KONG RESIDENTS ARE SEGREGATED FROM OTHER TRAVELLERS SO THAT HOLDERS OF HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS CAN BE CLEARED MORE QUICKLY.
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