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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1994

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST PAY BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE

BIDDING.

VEHICLE REGISTRATION

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE MARK WOULD BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AUCTION.

IMMEDIATELY

THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION MUST BE PRODUCED AFTER THE AUCTION IF THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK IS TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME OF BODY CORPORATE.

PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION, AFTER DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES, WILL GO

TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.

THE COMING AUCTIONS WILL BE THE 209TH AND 210TH ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973.

EPCOM RENAMED ACE TO REFLECT WIDER RESPONSIBILITIES * * * * *

THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EPCOM) HAS BEEN RENAMED THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT (ACE) WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR TO REFLECT ITS WIDER RESPONSIBILITIES ARISING FROM A REVISION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE.

THE

THE CHANGES, WHICH ARE RECOMMENDED IN THE SECOND REVIEW OF 1989 WHITE PAPER ON THE ENVIRONMENT, REFLECT THE GROWING COMMITMENT AND THE SIGNIFICANCE THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHES TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY} THAT UNDER THE NEW TERMS OF REFERENCE, ACE IS TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KEEPING UNDER REVIEW THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG.

IT WILL ALSO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, ON APPROPRIATE MEASURES WHICH MIGHT BE TAKEN TO COMBAT POLLITION OF ALL KINDS, AND TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT.

SIGNIFICANTLY WIDER

THE SCOPE OF ACE IS

THAN EPCOM WHOSE PRINCIPAL ROLES WERK TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON POLLUTION CONTROL MATTERS IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT.

AS A DELIBERATION REMOVED.

RESULT OF THE CHANGE, THE PRESENT RESTRICTION ON OF MATTERS CONCERNING INDOOR AIR POLLUTION HAS BEEN

REPRESENTATION OF GREEN GROUPS ON THE COUNCIL IS FORMALISED TO INCLUDE FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION, GREEN POWER AND THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE.

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