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commitment along with measures to promote waste management. Only by doing so will Hong Kong become a more progressive society.
As the manager of waste management, the Urban Council should undertake to study and promote the concept too. For the future of Hong Kong, we must devise a viable strategy to tackle the issue. Some people describe environmental protectionists as campaigners on two levels. One is the use of written word and speech. The other is action. I hope we do not stop at the level of words and speech. I hope we can stand up and be counted for the task.
Mr. Daniel To Boon-man (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, I think your speech is not in line with the contents of your motion. In the document, handling waste by incineration is presented in a supporting role, but in your speech, you have made it the mainstream approach. I am in favour of promoting environmental education to change the consumption pattern of the public. I mean that reduction of waste should be the first priority and it should be maintained in the long term too.
As for sorting, recycling and reuse of waste, they should be considered the mainstream in handling domestic, industrial and commercial waste. High temperature incineration can only be of a supporting role and the last option geared at prolonging the use of landfills. After taking all aspects into consideration, I have to abstain from voting today. I agree with the contents of the motion, but I do not subscribe to the mainstream approach presented just now. I stress again that the correct direction should be to change the consumption pattern of the public, to recycle and to reuse waste. Those are my remarks, Mr. Chairman.
MR. STANLEY NG Wing-fat (in Cantonese):—Allow me to state two points briefly. Fellow colleagues have spoken on incineration from various angles. I have in hand a study report on refuse in Hong Kong published by the Conservancy Association in 1993. The most important thing is for us to come up with a unified approach to the management of solid waste (refuse). The report suggests many ways to do so. It explains the idea of a healthy cycle from a philosophical viewpoint and it also touches on incineration. Some colleagues seem to think that the Chairman is placing too much emphasis on incineration. In fact, there are statistics supplied in the report for reference. In Luxembourg, 68.8% and in Switzerland 67.3% of waste produce energy through the incineration process. Of course, I know there is a problem in Hong Kong due to the management of public finance and the oversupply of power generation plans of power companies, incineration for generating energy may not be very useful here. However, incineration is one way to handle waste used all over the world. Advanced incinerator plants actually pose no threat at all to the environment. I support the motion.
MR. AMBROSE Cheung Wing-sum (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, I see that the Chairman has lumped together waste generation and management in his...
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commitment along with measures to promote waste management. Only b doing so will Hong Kong become a more progressive society.
As the manager of waste management, the Urban Council should undertak to study and promote the concept too. For the future of Hong Kong, we mu devise a viable strategy to tackle the issue. Some people describe environmentz protectionists as campaigners on two levels. One is the use of written word and speech. The other is action. I hope we do not stop at the level of words ar speech. I hope we can stand up and be counted for the task.
Mr. Daniel To Boon-man (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, I think you speech is not in line with the contents of your motion. In the documen handling waste by incineration is presented in a supporting role, but in yot speech, you have made it the mainstream approach. I am in favour promoting environmental education to change the consumption pattern of th public. I mean that reduction of waste should be the first priority and it shou be maintained in the long term too.
As for sorting, recycling and reuse of waste, they should be considered th mainstream in handling domestic, industrial and commercial waste. Hig temperature incineration can only be of a supporting role and the last optio geared at prolonging the use of landfills. After taking all aspects int consideration, I have to abstain from voting today. I agree with the contents < the motion, but I do not subscribe to the mainstream approach presented ju now. I stress again that the correct direction should be to change t consumption pattern of the public, to recycle and to reuse waste. Those are remarks, Mr. Chairman.
MR. STANLEY NG Wing-fat (in Cantonese):—Allow me to state two poin briefly. Fellow colleagues have spoken on incineration from various angles. have in hand a study report on refuse in Hong Kong published by it Conservancy Association in 1993. The most important thing is for us to cor. up with a unified approach to the management of solid waste (refuse). Tt report suggests many ways to do so. It explains the idea of a healthy cycle fro a philosophical viewpoint and it also touches on incineration. Some colleagu seem to think that the Chairman is placing too much emphasis on incineratio In fact, there are statistics supplied in the report for reference. In Luxembou 68.8% and in Switzerland 67.3% of waste produce energy through t incineration process. Of course, I know there is in Hong Kong due to ť management of public finance and the oversupply of power generation plan of power companies, incineration for generating energy may not be very usei here. However, incineration is one way to handle waste used all over the wor Advanced incinerator plants actually pose no threat at all to the environme I support the motion,
MR. AMBROSE Cheung Wing-sum (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, I see të the Chairman has lumped together waste generation and management in L
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