5.
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:
Sir,
the other discharges other than the particulates include such
toxic contaminants as dioxins which are emitted at rates of
around 3 mg per hour at Kennedy Town and 27 mg per hour at
Lai Chi Kok. While these discharges are certainly not
helpful and to some extent harmful, they are not thought to be.
at a level which causes a serious health hazard and in view
of the very limited life expectancy of the two plants, it is
not thought appropriate to try to eliminate these particular
discharges. This would be a very expensive business which
would not really be worthwhile.
Dr. HO: Sir, I had the experience of visiting
controlled
A
the Control tip
at Shuen Wan in the New Territories.
The smell emitted from this site was most offensive to the
residents nearby especially in rainy or humid weather. I
wonder what measures Government will propose to take to
reduce the intensity of the smell in the new sites named in the
answer?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:
Sir, the landfill sites to
Controller
which I referred will be of a new generation of control tips.
controlled
In fact, the word, "control tip" is no longer used as an
indication of this.
Last week, I visited in Essex a controlled
site or rather landfill site
we hope to apply in Hong Kong.
operated in the sort of way that
These, of course, are much
further away from built-up areas but in any case the measures
that will be taken should ensure that smells and other
environmental nuisances are reduced to an absolute minimum.
Extensive environmental studies are being undertaken at present
to ensure that this happens..