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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1992

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HONG KONG ALIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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HONG KONG IS ALIVE TO THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THERE ARE PLANS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND PREVENT MORE.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, AT THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EAST ASIA AND WESTERN PACIFIC METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE.

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FROM THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON ENVIRONMENT IN JUNE 1989 WHICH OUTLINED POSITIVE STEPS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR BASON SAID MORE ROOM WAS MADE ON HONG KONG'S ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA FOR BROADER ISSUES SUCH AS

THE INITIATIVES ARISING FROM THE RECENT EARTH SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO, GLOBAL WARMING, OZONE DEPLETION AND ACID RAIN.

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WHILE THE GOVERNMENT ARE EXAMINING THE AGREEMENTS

CONSIDERING THEIR IMPLICATIONS, IT IS CONFIDENT KONG WILL FULFIL WHATEVER INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS ARISE POINT ΤΟ THE PERFORMANCE ON CONTROLLING OZONE-DEPLETING UNDER THE MONTREAL CONVENTION, HE SAID.

ON GLOBAL WARMING, MR EASON SAID IT WAS AGREED THAT USE OF ENERGY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM.

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IN THIS RESPECT, HONG KONG SET UP AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE LAST YEAR TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS AND TO FORMULATE A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

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ITS RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ENERGY EFFICIENCY ΤΟ BE STARTED LATER THIS YEAR AND PUBLISHING A SERIES OF ADVISORY NOTES ON GOOD ENERGY HOUSEKEEPING AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES, INITIALLY FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN NOVEMBER TO BE FOLLOWED BY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS LATER.

ALSO INCLUDED WERE THE INTRODUCTION OF OVERALL THERMAL TRANSFER VALUE CONTROLS AND THE SET UP OF AN ENERGY DISPLAY AND INFORMATION CENTRE.

MR EASON SAID SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE WHICH PROHIBITS THE LOCAL MANUFACTURE OF AND IMPOSES STRICT CONTROLS ON THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF THE CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS) AND HALONS, HONG KONG HAD SUCCEEDED IN REDUCING BY HALF THE CONSUMPTION OF CFCS.

"CONSUMPTION DROPPED FROM 3,855 TONNES TO 1,962 TONNES, A TARGET ORIGINALLY SET FOR 1995," HE SAID.

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AMENDMENTS TO THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE ARE BEING PROCESSED WHICH WILL FACILITATE MORE ACTIVE CONTROL OF A BROADER RANGE OF OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES."

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