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Item

No.

19

Subject

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (Cont'd)

Drafting of Environmental

Protection Legislation (Cont'd)

Implementation of Environ-

mental Protection Legislation

(c)

Purpose

Summary Offences (Permitted Work) (Amendment) Regulations 1981

To consider amendment of the Regulations to provide for an interim means of controlling daytime construction noise pending enactment of Noise Control Bill.

Water Pollution Control Ordinance

To implement the Ordinance by controlling emissions. into bodies of water currently at risk.

Frogress Made and Present Position

Next Quarter Target

Proposals circulated to departments on 21.6.82. Departmental comments received and under examination by EPA.

Tolo Harbour and Channel Water Control Zone

(a) Water Pollution Control (Tolo Harbour and Chan- nel Water Control Zone) Order 1982 made by ExCo on 23.2.82.

(b) Statement of Water Quality Objectives agreed by EPCOM

(24.5.82) and gazetted (18.6.82).

To consider departmental comments and decide on appropriate further action.

(c) Paper on draft proposals Clearance of regulatory

for Regulations under proposals by WQFC, prior the Water Rollution to formal drafting and

Control Ordinance dis- consultation with SCLW and cussed by Water Quality | EPCOM.

Folicy Committee

(9.6.82). Awaiting

further departmental comments.

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