Environment
seems to be a low priority for
Hong Kong. Even as its
economy prospers with little
government interference,
years of neglect of the environment are leaving visible
scars. one of the worst problerns is contaminated sea
water. Hong Kong dumps
two minion tormes of sewage
and industrial effluents into
the sea every day, half of it
entirely untreated. Solid
waste is disposed off in the
landf&, some of which are
in the middle of urban areas
where they release gases and
leachates, products of the
decomposition of organic
waste. Taking steps to curb
some environmental problems, the government is to
build a new sewerage system
throughout the territory over
the next 10 years at a total
cost of about US $1,16 billion,
It has also announced a
Strategic Sewage Disposal
Scheme, the first phase of
which aims to improve the
water quality of Hong Kong
harbour by 1997, when the
British colony reverts to
Chinese rule.(IPS)
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