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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992

HE DREW THE ATTENTION OF THE SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENT AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

"NOWADAYS, BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED IN A TIGHTER MANNER ΤΟ CONSERVE ENERGY.

"NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS, IN MANY CASE, CONSUME LESS THAN HALF THE ENERGY WHAT A COMPARABLE BUILDING WOULD HAVE IN THE 70'S.

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"THE PRICE FOR THIS CHANGE IS THE BUILDUP OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS AND CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS, VERY OFTEN CLOSE ΤΟ HARMFUL LEVELS, HE SAID.

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BUILDING SYNDROME" WHICH IRRITATION AND, IN MORE

HE SAID THE MUCH PUBLICISED CAUSED FATIGUE, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES, SKIN SERIOUS CASES, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, WAS BELIEVED ΤΟ BE CLOSELY RELATED TO POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

"THIS MEANS A HEALTH HAZARD TO THE BUILDING OCCUPANTS AND LOSS OF PROFITABILITY.

"ENERGY SAVING MEASURES, SUCH AS REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF FRESH AIR TO AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE, SHOULD BE EXAMINED IN DETAILS BY PROFESSIONALS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY DETRIMENTAL OCCUPANTS, MR KWOK ADDED.

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EFFECT ΤΟ THE

THREE TYPES OF CHEMICAL WASTE COME UNDER CONTROL

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EXPECTED DISPOSAL

A TOTAL OF 6,196 CHEMICAL WASTE PRODUCERS OUT OF THE TOTAL OF 8,000 HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED UNDER THE WASTE (CHEMICAL WASTE) (GENERAL) REGULATION DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD WHICH HAD EXPIRED ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 17).

(THURSDAY) MORNING, THE BOXALL, SAID BIPHENYL

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR JOHN THE DISPOSAL OF ASBESTOS, SOLID TANNERY, AND POLYCHLORINATED (PCB) WASTE HAS ALREADY COME UNDER CONTROL.

HE SAID THESE THREE TYPES OF CHEMICAL WASTE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL IN ADVANCE PARTLY BECAUSE THEIR DISPOSAL DID NOT RELY ON THE COMMISSIONING OF THE TSING YI CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE (CWTC) WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO START OPERATION IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.

TOXIC

IN ADDITION, ASBESTOS WASTE AND PCB WASTE IS AND POSES SERIOUS HEALTH RISK WHEN NOT PROPERLY MANAGED.

IN NATURE

"WASTE PRODUCERS ARE REQUIRED ΤΟ NOTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) BEFORE DISPOSAL OF THEIR WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR DIRECTIONS,

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MR BOXALL SAID.

"THE PROCEDURE IS NECESSARY SO THAT THE SPECIAL TO HANDLE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS WASTE CAN BE TAKEN RECEPTION AND DISPOSAL OF THESE WASTE."

CARE REQUIRED IN ADVANCE FOR

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