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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1994

THESE

PUBLICITY KENNELS.

POSTER AND THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT

INCLUDE TELEVISION AND RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS,

ARE AVAILABLE AT LEAFLETS

WHICH

FOR ENQUIRIES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN CALL THE DEPARTMENT ON TEL 733 2235 ON RABIES CONTROL ON 733 2161 ON IMPORT MATTERS.

0

CLEANER DIESEL TO BE USED IN HONG KONG

THE

GAZETTE

1 ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT FROM APRIL YEAR, THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SULPHUR CONTENT OF AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL WOULD BE REDUCED FROM 0.5 PER CENT TO 0.2 PER CENT.

NEXT FUEL

THE INTRODUCTION OF A BETTER QUALITY AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL FUBL

FUEL) MADE UNDER THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (MOTOR VEHICLE

REGULATION AS ONE OF THE MEASURES TO DEAL WITH AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM VEHICLE EMISSIONS.

IS

SAID:

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT "BEING THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE HIGH LEVELS OF PARTICULATE MATTER AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE IN THE AIR OF HONG KONG,

VEHICLES ARE BEING TARGETED FOR STRINGENT CONTROLS.

DIESEL

"THE PROPOSED CLEAN DIESEL FUEL WILL GIVE A LOWER SULPHUR DIOXIDE EMISSION AS WELL AS SOME REDUCTION IN PARTICULATE EMISSIONS."

"IT ALSO ENABLES THE INTRODUCTION OF LOW-EMISSION LARGE DIESEL ENGINES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO RUN ON THIS FUEL, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REGULATION WOULD TAKE EFFECT NEXT APRIL AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO ALLOW LEAD TIME FOR THE OIL INDUSTRY MOTOR

PROPER

BECAUSE THE

AND VEHICLE SUPPLIERS TO SECURE THE REQUIRED FUEL VEHICLE MODELS TO MEET THE NEW REQUIREMENTS BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE.

SUBMARINE CABLES TO SERVICE FLOATING RESTAURANTS

THE GOVERNMENT HAS PERMITTED THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED TO LAY A 550-METRE SUBMARINE CABLE AT SHAM WAN-ABERDEEN CHANNEL TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO TAI PAK AND SEA PALACE FLOATING RESTAURANTS IN THE CHANNEL.

THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN A AUTHORISATION GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

AND ТАКЕ

NOTICE OF

/THE NOTICE