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MR. Lo (in English):-I think the answer is 'yes'. Not only on that particular aspect, but also on all aspects of improving planting.
MR. CHOW (in English):-Mr. Chairman, may I ask what protective steps or measures have been taken against the damage to these plants by deliberate acts of human being?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-It doesn't seem related to the question, but would you like to answer that, Mr. Lo?
MR. Lo (in English):-Yes, Mr. Chairman. I think from our experience in recent years, not many plants are damaged by human beings, but most plants die from natural causes. It is very difficult to think of something to make them vandal proof as we can't put metal fences around all the trees. But even if we do that, if a person really wants to damage a tree, he can still do so.
MOTIONS
1. THE HONOURABLE F. K. HU, CHAIRMAN OF THE CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:-
'RESOLVED that the Civic Centres (Amendment) By-laws 1982 and the Stadia (Amendment) By-laws 1982 be made under sections 105 O and 105 D of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance (Chapter 132).'
He said (in English):-Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Culture and Entertainment Select Committee, I now rise to move the motion standing in my name:-
'RESOLVED that the Civic Centres (Amendment) By-laws 1982 and the Stadia (Amendment) By-laws 1982 be made under sections 105 O and 105 D of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance (Chapter 132).' The purpose of these amendments is to clarify certain provisions of the existing Civic Centres and Stadia By-laws.
By-law 10(3) of the Civic Centres By-laws and by-law 12(3) of the Stadia By-laws concern the sale of illegally erected structures within civic centres and stadia. In addition, they provide for the forfeiture of the proceeds therefrom to the Crown, if the owner has not submitted a claim within three months from the date of sale. It has been established, after seeking legal advice, that such proceeds should be forfeited to the Urban Council, as opposed to the Crown, as the Urban Council is the statutory authority for the management of civic centres and stadia in the urban area.
Accordingly, by-law 2 of the Civic Centres (Amendment) By-laws 1982 and by-law 2 of the Stadia By-laws 1982 make appropriate amendments to the existing by-laws by substituting 'Urban Council' for 'Crown'.
Sir, I beg to move.
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MR. LAWRENCE H. L. FUNG seconded (in English):—Mr. Chairman, I beg to second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
2. THE HONOURABLE MARIA W. C. TAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE Food Hygiene SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:
'RESOLVED that the Food Business (Amendment) By-laws 1982, the Frozen Confections (Amendment) By-laws 1982 and the Milk (Amendment) By-laws 1982 be made under section 56 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, Cap. 132.’
She said (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, I rise to move the motion in my name. The Food Business (Amendment) By-laws 1982, the Frozen Confections (Amendment) By-laws 1982 and the Milk (Amendment) By-laws 1982 now before the Council, when adopted, will serve to delete the mandatory requirement for all food handlers to be inoculated annually against the enteric group of fevers, which includes typhoid and the paratyphoid fevers. This requirement has been enforced since 1960 when the mortality rate from these diseases was high. These infections now no longer pose a serious problem. Furthermore, inoculations do not prevent carriers who show no symptoms, from spreading the disease and thus could give a false sense of security.
Not only the World Health Organization considers that the immunization of food handlers against these diseases is not a cost-effective approach and does not recommend it as a compulsory or legal measure, but also many regional countries, such as Singapore and Malaysia, do not have such a legal requirement.
Furthermore, food handlers are known to dislike these inoculations as they can result in vaccine reactions such as fever, general ill-feeling and localized pain. To be on the safe side, however, a provision has been made in each of these By-laws by which mandatory immunization for the enteric group of fevers or for any other disease can be re-introduced during any emergency by a notification in the Gazette.
Mr. Chairman, I beg to move.
MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW Seconded (in English):—Mr. Chairman, I beg to second this motion because it is a wise measure.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
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