THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1993
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HE SAID THE CLOSURE OF THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THE ISLAND EAST REFUSE TRANSFER STATION WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
"PUBLICLY COLLECTED REFUSE CURRENTLY DELIVERED TO THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE TRANSFER STATION FOR COMPACTION INTO CLOSED CONTAINERS AND THEN TRANSPORTED ΤΟ LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL IN A FAR MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER.'
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN PREPARATION FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR, THE PRIVATE WASTE COLLECTORS AND USERS CONCERNED HAD BEEN INFORMED IN JANUARY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVISED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR DELIVERY OF THE WASTE ΤΟ LANDFILLS FOR DISPOSAL ACCORDINGLY.
"THIS INTERIM ARRANGEMENT WILL LAST UNTIL THE OPENING OF ANOTHER REFUSE TRANSFER STATION ON HONG KONG ISLAND WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMMISSIONED IN 1996.
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"IN ADDITION, THE EXISTING BARGING FACILITY AT THE KENNEDY TOWN WILL BE SERVED AS A BACK-UP FACILITY FOR THE TRANSFER STATION, HE ADDED.
"THE CLOSURE OF THE INCINERATOR WILL ELIMINATE THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ARRIAL EMISSIONS AND BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENT OF AIR QUALITY ON THE WESTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND," THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.
"MEANWHILE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CONTINUE ITS EFFORT IN CLEANING UP THE AIR IN THE AREA, HE SAID.
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UNDER THE CURRENT SCHEDULE, THE TERRITORY'S LAST LARGE-SCALB MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATOR AT KWAI CHUNG WILL BE PHASED OUT UPON THE OPENING OF A REFUSE TRANSFER STATION FOR THAT AREA WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMMISSIONED IN LATE 1996.
MRS PATTEN OPENS JEWELLERY SHOW
JEWELLERY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE LIFE OF HONG KONO, OVER 11,000 CRAFTSMEN AND WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE INDUSTRY, MRA PATTEN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
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ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL JEWELLERY SHOW 93, MRS PATTEN SAID HONG KONG WAS AT PRESENT THE THIRD LARGEST EXPORTER OF PRECIOUS JEWELLERY IN THE WORLD AFTER ITALY AND SWITZERLAND, EXPORTING TWO-THIRDS OF SUCH PRODUCTS.
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ABOUT ONE THIRD OF OUR EXPORTS GO TO THE USA AND MAJOR MARKETS ARE JAPAN AND GERMANY," SHE SAID.
THE OTHER
INCLUDING
APART FROM EXPORTS. DOMESTIC SALES OF JEWELLERY PURCHASES MADE BY VISITORS WERE ALSO FLOURISHING, MRS PATTEN ADDED.
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