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Applications
for hydrochlorofluorocarbons quota invited
The Environmental
Protection Department (EPD) today (Friday) invited applications
for quotas to import 34 types of scheduled substance controlled
under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance for local consumption
in 1999.
Applications for import quotas of these hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFCs) substances are open to all companies registered under
the Ordinance, and allocations will be made on a need basis.
The list
of the scheduled HCFC substances was published in the gazette
today.
Principal
Environmental Protection Officer, Mr Pang Sik-wing said: "The
control of these substances is required to protect the ozone
layer."
He said
that according to the Montreal Protocol, Hong Kong's consumption
of HCFCs would be reduced in phases to zero by the year 2030
in accordance with a time table set under the Protocol. The
HCFCs quotas for Hong Kong in 1999 was 2,526 tonnes.
Applications
should be submitted in person to EPD's Air Management Group,
33rd floor, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong
Kong by 5 pm on July 9, 1999.
For further
details, please contact the Air Management Group on 2594 6242
or 2594 6234.
End/Friday,
June 11, 1999
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