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Press
Release
63
convicted pollution cases in March
A total of 63 convictions
were recorded in March for breaching anti-pollution legislation
enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Among them, 21
were convictions made under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance,
16 under the Noise Control Ordinance, 12 under the Water Pollution
Control Ordinance, 12 under the Waste Disposal Ordinance,
and two under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance.
The heaviest fine
in March was $80,000.
A company was fined
$80,000 for contravening the provisions of a discharge licence
as the suspended solid content of its discharge had exceeded
the limits set in the licence.
End/Tuesday, April
16, 2002
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