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Referring to the livestock waste control scheme,
Mr. Andrew Wong repeated his view that it would have been
cheaper and more effective to impose a total ban on
livestock keeping. Sir, while such a policy is
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superficially attractive, it would not be acceptable in
Hong Kong to close down a whole sector of the economy in
this way, without giving those concerned the opportunity
to comply with the standards required. I must repeat that
we are not against livestock keeping as such, but only
against the serious pollution caused by the present
uncontrolled, and indeed illegal disposal of livestock
waste.
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Mr. Cheong-Leen referred to the water quality at.
the beaches. I dealt with this at some length in my
answer to Mr. Cheung Yan-lung's question last week and do
not propose to repeat what I said then. This is a serious
problem, for which we have short-term, medium-term and
long-term remedies. But it will not be satisfactorily
solved until the installation of a mains sewerage system
in the southern part of Hong Kong Island is complete. df
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Several Members referred to the apparently slow
pace of remedial measures against pollution in areas such
as Kwun Tong. While welcoming Members' concern, it must be
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