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Works Group to visit China
The Secretary for Works, Mr James Blake, will lead a Works Group delegation for a visit to Beijing and Shanghai from February 19 to March 2 to exchange views with Chinese officials on matters of mutual interest.
Members of the delegation will include Director of Water Supplies Mr Hu Man-shiu, Director of Territory Development Mr Lee Shing-see, Project Manager of New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office Mr Lam Moon-tim, Deputy Director of Drainage Services Mr Tse Hon-sum, Project Manager of Airport and Port Access Office of Highways Department Mr Leung Kwong-sun, and Assistant Director of Civil Engineering Mr Lo Yiu-ching.
The programme will include courtesy calls on the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Finance, the State Science and Technology Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government.
There will also be meetings with the State Planning Commission, the Beijing Planning Commission and the Shanghai Construction Commission.
The team will make presentations on the Public Works Programme, new towns development, water supply and drainage services and port and highway development, and visit major project sites in Beijing and Shanghai.
End/Friday, February 17, 1995
Government to tighten vehicle emission standards
An amendment to the Air Pollution Control (Vehicle Design Standards) (Emission). Regulations was gazetted today (Friday) to introduce more stringent emission standards for newly-registered vehicles from April 1 this year.
A spokesman for the Environmental Protection Department said: "Under the amendment, European emission standards will be introduced for vehicles below 2.5 tonnes while the existing Japanese emission standards for these vehicles will be tightened.
"For diesel vehicles above 2.5 tonnes, US and European standards will be introduced.
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