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TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1993

NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFICE SETS OP

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFICE (ENPO) FOR KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI AREA IS SET LIP TODAY (TUESDAY) WITH THE SIGNING OF A CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) AND MOTT MACDONALD HONG KONG LTD.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EPD SAID SIMILAR TO WEST KOWLOON WHERE THE FIRST ENPO WAS ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI WAS AN AREA WHERE A NUMBER OF MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUTE 3. THE DUPLICATE TSING YI SOUTH BRIDGE AND THE PROSPECTIVE AIRPORT RAILWAY AND CONTAINER TERMINAL DEVELOPMENTS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ENGINEERS OF ALL OF THESE PROJECTS WERE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT THEIR OWN MONITORING OF THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THE WORKS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND TO TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURES ΤΟ ENSURE THAT ANY EFFECTS DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LEVELS AND STANDARDS LAID DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT.

"THE ENPO FOR KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI WILL PROVIDE AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,' HE SAID.

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THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE IS ΤΟ INVESTIGATE CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF MAJOR PROJECTS IN THESE TWO DISTRICTS, HE ADDED.

THE CONSULTANT WILL ADOPT A PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH IN IDENTIFYING THE LIKELY CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND RECOMMEND MITIGATION MEASURES BEFORE THEY ARISE.

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THE OFFICE IS REQUIRED TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT CONSULT THE AFFECTED PARTIES AND CONCERNED GROUPS WITHIN THE STUDY AREA. IT ALSO HELPS TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED.

THE CONSULTANTS WILL WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE EPD FOR

A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $14 MILLION.

THE FIRST ENPO WAS SET UP TO DEAL WITH PROJECTS IN WEST KOWLOON AND HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE AUGUST 1992.

CLOSURE OF NORTH POINT ILLEGAL STRUCTURES SOUGHT

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS

STRUCTURES IN NORTH POINT SO

SEEKING TO CLOSE 13 UNAUTHORISED THAT THEY CAN RE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS AND THE PUBLIC.

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THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES ARE ON THE SIDE AND REAR LANES OF JUPITER STREET AND 9-23 SHELL STREET. THEY ARE SINGLE-STOREY STRUCTURES USED MAINLY FOR STORAGE.

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