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TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1993

68.ONELAND INVESTMENTS

LTD

WHAMPOA

8.12.92

ESTATE,

APCO : EXCESSIVE DARK

2,000 1ST

SOUTH KOWLOON

HUNG HOM

SMOKE EMISSJON

69. TRADE

BATTLE LTD

AP LEI CHAU

MAIN ST, 16.12.92

NCO:

7,500 1ST WESTERN

FAILURE TO

70.LAI YIP

DYEING FTY LTD

LAI YIP ST.

19.1.93

KWUN TONG

NOTE :

COMPLY WITH

THE REQUIRE-

MENT IN A NOISE

ABATEMENT NOTICE

APCO : EXCESSIVE

DARK SMOKE EMISSION

3,000 1ST KWUN

TONG

APCO : AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE

NCO : NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE

WPCO: WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE

DASO DUMPING AT SEA ACT 1974 (OVERSEAS TERRITORIES) ORDER 1975 WDO : WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID SECTION 17(1) OF THE NCO WAS APPLIED FOR THE FIRST TIME ΤΟ PROSECUTE A COMPANY FOR USING HAND-HELD PERCUSSIVE BREAKERS WITHOUT FITTING WITH NOISE EMISSION LABELS.

BE

ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION, IT IS AN OFFENCE TO USE/CAUSE TO USED A HAND-HELD PERCUSSIVE BREAKER (HEAVIER THAN 10 KG) OR AN AIR COMPRESSOR (FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK) WITHOUT THE RESPECTIVE NOISE EMISSION LABEL ISSUED BY THE NOISE CONTROL AUTHORITY.

IN CASE (16), THE DEFENDANT WAS FINED $2,000 FOR VIOLATING THE ABOVE REGULATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

ENQUIRIES

ON SPECIFIC CASES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING

PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICERS:

APCO :

MR BENSON YEUNG

NCO : WPCO

DR ANDREW KWAN

CASE 10,14,19,20,21,

22,29,35,59,67

MR PATRICK LEI

CASE 12

MR MURRAY LUO

CASE 23

MR R C ROOTHAM

TEL 594 6200 TEL 594 6500

TEL 685 1133 TEL 835 1184 TEL 755 2200

CASE 9,15,39,58 DR ELLEN CHAN

TEL 417 6133

WDO

MR PATRICK LAI

TEL 685 1133

DASO :

MR EDDIE LUI

TEL 755 3553

HOWEVER, ENQUIRIES ON GENERAL ISSUES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO DEPARTMENT'S MEDIA RELATIONS SECTION.

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