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(2)
the
Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132 and the Ventilation of Scheduled Premises (Regional Council) By-laws, the Ventilation of Scheduled Premises (Urban Council) By-laws, the Ventilation (Urban Council) By-laws, the Offensive Trades (Regional Council) By-laws and the Offensive Trades (Urban Council) By-laws made thereunder.
for the
Copies of (a) were attached to the report on Convention No. 81 period ending 30 June 1987. Copies of (c) and (a) were attached to the report on this convention for the period ending 30 June 1985. Copies of the subsidiary legislation of (e) were attached to the report on Convention No. 82 for the period ending 30 June 1986. Three copies of (b) and the principal ordinance of (e) are attached herewith.
QUESTION II
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Article 1
PART I. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Existing legislative provisions, elaborated on under Article 4, which render protection to workers, directly or indirectly, against occupational hazards in workplaces due to air pollution are applicable to all branches of economic activities except agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fishing.
As
regards administrative measures, the works departments of the Lands and Works Group require in contracts under their control, or in operations carried out by them, the provision of means to prevent air pollution by dust in situations where such pollution is likely to arise.
Regarding the Direct Request of the Committee of Experts, the Hong Kong Government would like to report that modification on application of the provisions regarding air pollution in this convention is necessary in respect of agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fishing because existing legislative and administrative measures are not applicable to these economic activities, which form only a very small part of the
economy.
According to the 1986 By-census, the total number of working persons engaged in agriculture and fishing amounts to 47 702 and represents only 1.3 per cent of the total working population. Employment in animal husbandry and forestry is insignificant. In view of the small scale of these economic activities, the possibility of them giving rise to environmental hazards is minimal. Moreover, as the operations of these activities are Jainly conducted in open fields and/or well-ventilated structures, the chances of exposure to hazards due to air pollution are
slim.