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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1992

OVER 90 PER CENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES IN THE AREA. PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM THE ELECTROPLATING AND THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FACTORIES IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AT FO TAN AND TAI WAI, COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS IN THE TM.

MR EASON SAID MOST OF THE REMAINING INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING FACILITIES ΤΟ PROVIDE PRE-TREATMENT BEFORE DISCHARGE INTO SEWERS.

SLUDGES DISCHARGED FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S SHA TIN WATERWORKS AND FROM THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED AWAY FROM THE SHING MUN RIVER FOR MARINE DISPOSAL SINCE JULY LAST YEAR.

"AS A RESULT OF THESE MEASURES, THERE HAVE BEEN SLOW BUT STEADY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WATER QUALITY OF THE RIVER, MR EASON SAID.

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REALISTIC TARGETS SET FOR MANPOWER SAVINGS

THE GOVERNMENT FULLY RECOGNISED THE NEED TO

SET REALISTIC TARGETS FOR MANPOWER SAVINGS AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ACHIEVED, THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR K Y YEUNG, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM KUI-SHING, MR YEUNG SAID A FORMAL SYSTEM OF POST-IMPLEMENTATION REVIEWS HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR ALL ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS COSTING MORE THAN $5 MILLION.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 1989, FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD APPROVED 10 COMPUTERISATION PROJECTS WHICH ENVISAGE MANPOWER SAVINGS UPON IMPLEMENTATION.

SEVEN OF THE PROJECTS ARE STILL UNDER WAY. THREE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THE MANPOWER SAVINGS ENVISAGED HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED.

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