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CONTROL OF POLLUTION

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Strong tides and winds have so far saved us from

the worst affects of pollution.

Never the less I am sure

that the establishment of the new Environmental Protection

Unit, under its expert Adviser, will have come as a

relief to Honourable Members. This follows the excellent

preparatory work of the Environmental Protection Committee.

A series of Ordinances will be drafted to bring under

control the various forms of pollution to which Hong Kong

is exposed. Honourable Members may rest assured that the

approach of your Government will be careful and realistic;

nevertheless the sooner a corpus of legislation is on the

statute book the better. I hope that it may be possible

to make some progress during this session.