She toured the Visitors Centre to see different displays, including environmental education activities, waste disposal facilities and a touch-screen environmental information system. The Centre has been open to group visits since June 1994.
Mrs Chan also visited the air services laboratories. She was told how air quality data were gathered and transmitted through a network and how the daily air pollution index was compiled.
She was briefed on a quality assurance and accreditation programme for the department's air monitoring network.
Mrs Chan called on a water science laboratory where she was given an overview of the department's water quality monitoring programme for beaches, marine and river waters. The monitoring data provides basis for pollution control work.
During her tour, she saw a demonstration of a remote-controlled submersible, which takes video pictures of the sea-bed as a means of providing first-hand information about the impacts of dredging and dumping.
Before concluding her visit, Mrs Chan met staff representatives of the Departmental Consultative Committee.
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New franchises for public bus services on North Lantau
The Secretary for Transport, Mr Gordon Siu, today (Thursday) said he welcomed the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group agreement on the grant of franchises for public bus services on North Lantau and the new airport.
"The Governor-in-Council had approved in principle the terms of franchises for the operation of 25 bus routes to serve the new developments in Tung Chung and the new airport.
"The Sino-British Joint Liaison Group reached a common view on the grant of the new franchises this morning," he said.
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Approval by the Executive Council of a formal grant of the franchises will be sought in the near future and details will then be announced," he added.
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