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MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1993

CONSUMERS NEED TO ECONOMISE IN THEIR SUPPLIERS NEED TO PRODUCE MORE EFFICIENTLY.

USE OF ENERGY WHILE

CAN

OUR

"OUR PLANNING AND POLICY FORMULATION MUST STRIKE AN APPROPRIATE BALANCE BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES SO THAT WE NOT PREJUDICE IN WAYS THAT DO ADDRESS

CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, SHE SAID.

A LESSON

H

LEARNED FROM

THE OIL

CRISES

OF THE PAST,

NOW MORE TO

REINFORCED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WAS HONG KONG MUST DO CONSERVE ENERGY AND USE IT MORE EFFICIENTLY, MRS CHAN SAID.

CONSERVATION

AND

ADOPTED,

EFFICIENCY

HAVE IMPERATIVES.

ACTIVELY

BECOME IMPORTANT ENERGY SAVING

PROMOTED,

BY THE

"ENERGY ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AND ARE MEASURES HAVE GOVERNMENT.

BEEN

"THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY SHOULD

SHE STRESSED. TAKE AN ACTIVE APPROACH TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY,

"I

AND

ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS "TO THIS END, THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY

BRING ABOUT FORMED IN APRIL 1991 TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON HOW TO

HONG KONG

ΤΟ THROUGHOUT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY

FOR THE LONGER FORMULATE

COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY TERM.

A

IMPLEMENTATION

"THE COMMITTEE HAS DRAWN UP A PROGRAMME FOR THE OR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF VARIOUS PROPOSALS TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY.

'A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY WILL COMMENCE IN MARCH. A SERIES OF ADVISORY NOTES ON GOOD ENERGY HOUSEKEEPING WILL GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND BE PUBLISHED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. '

TO THE

MADE EFFORTS

BY THE UTILITY THIS IS IN ADDITION COMPANIES THEMSELVES. THE FIRST OF THESE, THE ADVISORY NOTE ON ENERGY KONG WILL BE EFFICIENCY IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN HONG

WITH IN PARALLEL

THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BUILDING MANAGERS EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

IN RESIDENTIAL

A SEPARATE ADVISORY NOTE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDINGS IS EXPECTED TO BE 198UED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, SHE SAID.

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