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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1992

ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

* * * *

OF THE CHAIRMAN

(MONDAY) TODAY

THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN APPEALED TO MEMBERS

COMMITTEE,

MRS

OF

THE PUBLIC то POLLUTION

AND

THE

PEGGY LAM, INDUSTRIALISTS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN CURBING

SEAS.

SPEAKING

AT A

BY

TO PRESS CONFERENCE

THE

IN COMMITTEE

ON JUNE

ACTIVITIES ORGANISED

ANNOUNCE

DETAILS OF SUPPORT OF THE UNITED

5.

MRS LAM SAID THE

NATIONS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (WED) ACTIVITIES WOULD CENTRE ON THE THEME "SAVE OUR SEAS",

SHE POINTED OUT THAT A TOTAL OF 6,286 TONNES OF FLOATING REFUSE MILLION TONNES OF SEWAGE, WERE COLLECTED LAST YEAR AND MORE THAN 2

THE INTO DISCHARGED

WERE INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE, EVERYDAY, OF WHICH, 50% WAS NOT TREATED.

"OUR HARBOUR IS ONE OF OUR SCARCE NATURAL RESOURCES, WE DO OUR BEST TO PRESERVE IT," MRS LAM SAID.

HARBOUR

HAD EQUIPPED

SHOULD

WITH

SHE SAID SOME MODERN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS HIGH-STANDARD SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES BUT THEY WERE NEVER USED.

RESIDENTS' ORGANISATIONS MRS LAM URGED BUILDING OWNERS,

AND IF THE SEWAGE PIPES OF THEIR BUILDING MANAGEMENT STAFF TO CHECK

THAT THERE WAS NO BUILDINGS WERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND TO ENSURE LEAKAGE FROM THE PIPES TO STORM-WATER DRAINS.

"INDUSTRIALISTS

PLANTS IS

WILL

MUST ENSURE THAT SEWAGE FROM THEIR

STORM-WATER DRAINS PROPERLY CONNECTED. ILLEGAL CONNECTION TO RESULT IN RAW INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT BEING FLUSHED INTO THE HARBOUR," MRS LAM SAID.

OF OUTLINING THE LAND AND SEA ACTIVITIES FOR WED, THE CONVENOR

VINCENT WONG, THE COMMITTEE'S WED PROGRAMME ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR

OF THE SAID THE HIGHLIGHTS WOULD INCLUDE HARBOUR CRUISES FOR MEMBERS

OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC ON BOARD A FERRY WHERE DEAN OF SCIENCE

OF HONG KONG, DR JOHN HODGKISS, AND SENIOR LECTURER OF THE DEPARTMENT

POLYTECHNIC, DR RICHARD CHEUNG, WOULD APPLIED SCIENCE OF THE CITY CARRY OUT WATER QUALITY TESTS.

THE TRIPS, EACH LASTS 45 MINUTES 1

WILL START OFF AT 11.30 AM,

2 PM AND 3 PM FROM THE EDINBURGH PLACE EAST PIER, CENTRAL.

PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN FREE ADMISSION SECRETARIAT BY TELEPHONING

A CEREMONY

835 1594.

TO LAUNCH

THE WED

SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT EDINBURGH PLACE AT 11 AM ON JUNE 5.

TICKETS FROM THE COMMITTEE

BE

WILL

BY THE OFFICIATED AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, AT

MOVIE STARS MISS DO DO CHENG AND MR CHOW YUN-FAT WILL BE GUESTS

TALK OF HONOUR AT THE CEREMONY, COMMERCIAL RADIO 1 WILL STAGE A

SHOW

"sos".

/AFTER THE