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16.

As far as possible

refuse collected will be

disposed of in the following manner:

(a) in Kowloon

Kowloon Bay Refuse

Transfer Station and Kwai Chung Incinerator;

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(b)

in Hong Kong

(c)

Incinerator (until

* Kennedy Town

March 1993) and

Island East Refuse Transfer Station; and

in the New Territories

the Kwai

Chung Incinerator and/or any other operational landfills as designated by the Director of Environmental Protection.

Should the normal disposal facilities fail, emergency dumping procedures will be brought into use as and where dumping areas are available.

DISINFECTION AND OTHER HEALTH MEASURES NECESSARY IN CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS

18.

In

an emergency

the

responsibility for serious diseases or food

identifying epidemics of poisoning outbreaks will rest with the Director of Health. He will inform the Directors of Urban and Regional Services of any special measures that need to be taken in areas affected though in curfew conditions, action may have to be taken by the Security Forces.

19.

The plan is for essential staff to man the Duty Room at Sai Yee Street Depot, Kowloon where the disinfector is installed to enable certain minimum duties to be carried out as required :

(a) infectious clothing collections; and

(b)

hospital dressing collection service (special arrangements may need to be made during curfews).

ABATTOIRS AND PUBLIC MARKETS

The continued operation of gazetted markets will be essential.

20.

Food

Control,

contains

the

basic

abattoirs and Chapter 12, on

facts.

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