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environmental review development projects.

for

further

of major government and private These reviews may indicate the need investigations,

including detailed environmental impact assessment (EIA). Recent examples of EIAS are those for 50 and 30 million cubic metre landfill sites in the New Territories; an oil and LPG terminal and storage on Tsing Yi Island, and pulverized fuel ash (PFA) disposal from the Lamma Island power station.

Environmental Publicity and Education

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Most developed countries are showing increasing concern for their environment. Over the past few years, Hong Kong

Kong has resolved to improve its environment and quality of life. The Environmental Pollution Advisory Committee has encouraged the expansion of environmental education from primary to post-graduate levels. The EPD is also producing an environmental education package for use in secondary schools.

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Environmental publicity focusses upon World Environment Day (WED) on 5 June. This year's celebrations were opened by the Governor and included environmental song and photographic contests as well as many district functions.

All events were funded by private sponsorship. Arrangements are now being made for World Environment Day 1989.

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aspect of environmental publicity which has proved effective is the beach water pollution monitoring system, which has made the public more aware of the effects of water pollution. We are examining other methods of publicizing the effects of pollution on the community and environment.

Amendments to Pollution Control Legislation

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A particular problem we have had in implementing pollution control measures has been difficulty in making effective legislation. When the WDO, WPCO and APCO were passed into law, the need to protect the environment through pollution control was not

not well understood. This was particularly the case for the WPCO and APCO, which both have provisions to exempt existing

existing discharges or sources of pollution.

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more

We are now considering how the pollution control ordinances may be amended to provide for comprehensive controls curative, action.

and

preventive, rather

than