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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1993

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SWITCH TO COAL BENEFITS CONSUMERS

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ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ARE NOW SOME 40 PER CENT LOWER IN REAL THAN THOSE IN 1983 WITH THE SWITCH TO COAL,

RGONOMIC SERVICES, MB GORDON SIU, SAID TODAY

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SPEAKING AT THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY CONFERENCE ON THE CLEAN AND EFFICIENT USE OF COAL AND LIGNITE, MR SIU SAID THIS HAD BEEN OF GREAT BENEFIT TO CONSUMERS.

"SUCCESSIVE OIL CRISES POINTED US TOWARDS COAL AS A FUEL FOR POWER GENERATION," HE SAID.

"TWELVE YEARS AGO, GENERATION IN HONG KONG.

PRACTICALLY NO COAL WAS USED FOR POWER

"NOW, SOME 90 PER CENT OF THE ELECTRICITY POWER COMPANIES IS FUELLED BY COAL, HE ADDED.

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MR SIU SAID THE SWITCH HAD BROUGHT ABOUT A GREATER SECURITY FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, WHICH WAS IMPORTANT CONSIDERING THAT ELECTRICITY ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 38 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMED IN HONG KONG.

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HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHARED THE INCREASING GLOBAL CONCERN OVER THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT POSED THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS.

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'EVERY COMMUNITY WHICH USES COAL HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO INVEST IN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE WAYS OF USING IT, MR SIU SAID.

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"HONG KONG IS PLAYING ITS PART, HE SAID.

"MUCH WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE BY THE POWER COMPANIES AND THE GOVERNMENT TO MINIMISE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF EXISTING GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM POWER STATIONS.

"ANY NEW GENERATING UNITS FUELLED BY COAL ARE REQUIRED FITTED WITH FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION FACILITIES," HE SAID.

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DB ELECTION FORUM IN WONG UK

THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE AND THE SHA TIN OFFICE WILL HOLD A FORUM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) FOR THE THREE CONTESTING THE DISTRICT BOARD WONG UK CONSTITUENCY SEAT.

DISTRICT CANDIDATES

THE FORUM WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM AT THE MAIN HALL OF THE CHURCH ST BENEDICT, 7 KONG PUI STREET, WONG UK.

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