TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1992
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"CONTROLS WILL BEGIN IN 1993 WITH PARTS OF TSUEN WAN AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS, ABERDEEN AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND. IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO EXTEND THE CONTROLS TO ALL EFFLUENTS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
"THIS SCHEME SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 1997," MR HOLMES SAID.
COMPLEMENTING THESE CONTROLS ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES, MR HOLMES SAID CONTROLS ON CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL ARE BEING INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY UNDER THE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE,
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"THESE CONTROLS AT PRESENT REQUIRE CHEMICAL WASTE PRODUCERS REGISTER WITH THE GOVERNMENT; SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTERS OF CHEMICAL WASTE WILL REGISTER, HE SAID.
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"BY THE TIME THE NEW CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT READY FOR FULL OPERATION NEXT APRIL, THESE CONTROLS WILL OPERATION."
FACILITY IS BE IN FULL
"THEY WILL MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE ΤΟ THE POLLUTION OF VICTORIA HARBOUR."
MR HOLMES ADMITTED THAT WATER POLLUTION IN SOME PARTS OF HONG KONG'S WATERS IS STILL BAD, ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY COMMITTED OVER $4 BILLION TO IMPROVEMENT WORKS.
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"AND THIS INVESTMENT WOULD INCREASE EVERY YEAR, HE SAID,
"IN THIS TERRITORY WHERE ECONOMIC AND ENGINEERING MIRACLES ARE ALMOST COMMONPLACE, WE COULD BE CONFIDENT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMING YEARS," MR HOLMES SAID.
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"ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS A LITTLE
OF THE SKILL AND RESOURCES THAT ARE COMMITTED TO PRODUCING THOSE MIRACLES IN OTHER FIELDS, HE CONCLUDED.
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POLICY PROVIDES FAIR ENVIRONMENT FOR BROADCASTING DEVELOPMENT
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THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES So. (TUESDAY) DISMISSED RECENT REPORTS OF A DIFFERENCE OF VIEWS BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON BROADCASTING POLICY.
MR SO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONFIDENT THAT ITS POLICY WOULD PROVIDE AN EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF IN HONG KONG,
BROADCASTING
"THE POLICY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AFTER TAKING FULL ACCOUNT OF ALL RELEVANT FACTORS, INCLUDING A CONSULTANT'S STUDY ON THE OF THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY, " MR SO SAID.
ECONOMICS
/MR SO
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