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SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1993
ENVIRONMENT PANEL MEMBERS VISIT CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS PANEL THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING VISITED THE NEWLY OPENED CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE ON TSING YI ISLAND ΤΟ FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH ITS OPERATION.
THE PARTY WAS RECEIVED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR MIKE STOKOE AND THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CONTRACTOR ENVIROPACE LIMITED, MR WILLIAM GRUBE.
MEMBERS LEARNT THAT THE CENTRE WAS THE FIRST INTEGRATED CHEMICAL TREATMENT FACILITY BUILT IN HONG KONG TO PROVIDE DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR AN ESTIMATED 100,000 TONNES OF CHEMICAL WASTE GENERATED BY SOME 9,000 PRODUCERS EACH YEAR.
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THEY WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT ENVIROPACE LIMITED WAS CONTRACTED TO DESIGN, BUILD AND OPERATE THE CENTRE FOR
15-YEAR PERIOD WHICH MUST BE PERFORMED ΤΟ THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT'S STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS.
MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON VARIOUS TREATMENT PROCESSES IN THE CENTRE, INCLUDING OIL/WATER SEPARATION, PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL TREATMENT AND HIGH TEMPERATURE INCINERATION.
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WERE ALSO DISCUSSED DURING THE TOUR.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
MILLION
2,000
REVERSAL OF LAF
BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF
NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY
EFFECT OF LAF TODAY
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
NIL
2,000
NIL
-455
1,545
LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER TWI 112.0 *+0.3* 5.6.93
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