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curtail Harbour pollution by 70%.

Chemical Waste

The new $1.3 billion Chemical Waste Treatment Centre

opened this April. It employs sophisticated disposal techniques

to treat the estimated 100,000 tonnes of chemical waste produced

annually. Coupled with legislation to control the production,

storage, movement

disposal of chemical waste, this will

alternative to in-house

and

and

provide a practical

economic

treatment.

Solid Waste

Hong Kong's future strategy for the disposal of the

more than 20,000 tonnes of solid waste generated daily comprises

3 large landfills in remote areas, serviced by a network of 7

refuse transfer stations. Two transfer stations are already

operating while tenders for a third, and tenders for two of the

landfills have been called. The design-build-operate basis of

The capital cost

the contracts ensures unity of responsibility.

of the programme is estimated to be over $12 billion, including

sums spent on providing facilities for radioactive and clinical

wastes and restoring older landfill sites.

Air Pollution Control

The whole of Hong Kong was declared as an Air Control

Zone in 1990. Regulations prohibiting the use of high sulphur

fuel oil were brought into effect in July 1990. In April 1991,

unleaded petrol was introduced (60% take up rate). stringent

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