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Supplementary to Question/Mo.

applementary

Legeo

eation/no

in Leggo Meeting on 251.87

answer, will the Government

PROF. POON : With reference to paragraph 4 of the Secretary's

the Government also consider it important to give

advice to industrialists, many of whom are running very small

industries, as to how they can improve their existing plant to

make them environmentally acceptable?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Yes, Sir, I am sure that

the Environmental Protection Department would be only too glad

to advise on matters of this sort.

MR. POON CHI-FAI (in Cantonese) : Sir, there are a number of

ways in controlling pollution caused by industries and the lead

time for implementation is long. In the interim period, are

there short-term measures to reduce the nuisance created in the

environment and the impact on workers. For instance, Kwai

Chung and Kwun Tong

Tong are the most seriously affected districts

in Hong Kong.

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

Sir, there are of course

many methods of dealing with pollution caused by industries of

one sort and another. Some of these problems can only be

settled by long-term planning solutions, i.e., in some cases

actually removing the source of pollution completely. But

But in

many cases there are short-term interim measures that can be

adopted and I am sure that the EPD and the Productivity Council

will be very pleased to advise on cases of this sort.