Your reference:
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(14) in EDP 262/1
5 October 1993
Ms M Siu
PELB (E) 55/09/122 (92) Foreign &
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Dear so si,
MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER
1.
In my letter of 24 August I undertook to let you have any further comments on the legislation enacted by Hong Kong to implement the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. DOE Legal Advisers have considered the additional explanation contained in your letter of 12 August and have made the following comments.
a) Controls on consumption levels
We have no further comments to make.
b) Article 4.5 of the Protocol
Whilst the legislation contains no provision to implement Article 4 (8) of the Protocol, we
of the Protocol, we see no need for further action at this stage. We consider that this provision can be adequately implemented by administrative means.
c) Reporting of data
The licence system seems adequate to compile data on imports and exports, but it is still not clear how data concerning amounts of controlled substances used for feedstocks would be collected. Whilst Hong Kong has no facilities for producing or destroying ozone depleting substances, feedstocks are used in the manufacture of other chemicals. It is not clear from your letter whether there are facilities in Hong Kong for the production of chemicals using ozone depleting substances. If there are any such facilities there should be a means of
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