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recognite that prevention is better than cure and this is

why the Environmental Protection Department is now

represented on all the major planning committees.

addition, public works projects are subject to

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environmental vetting and environmental impact assessments

are carried out for major public and private sector

projects.

Also, the 'Environment' chapter of the Hong

Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines provides valuable

guidance to planners, architects and engineers, and this

should help to avoid future environmental problems due to

poor planning.

se 5.

I agree entirely with Professor POON and Mr.

S CHEUNG Yan-lung about the need to increase public

awareness of environmental issues.

Environmental studies

now included in secondary and tertiary curricula and

the media have recently shown an encouraging interest in

pollution matters.

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We certainly do not rely on environmental control

legislation alone in our efforts to reduce pollution

problems. A great deal of consultation has taken place as

part of the process of developing our policies and a

number of departments including Industry, Agriculture and

Fisheries and the City and New Territories Administration

have made a considerable contribution. Publicity and

advice are an integral part of our anti-pollution

measures.