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Friday, June 16, 1972
ANTI-LITTER AMENDMENT BILL
Provision For Stringent New Regulations
An amending bill giving authority for stringent new anti-litter
regulations to be made in readiness for the "Keep Hong Kong Clean" Campaign
will be introduced into the Legislative Council shortly.
The Public Health and Urban Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill,
1972, published in today's Government Gazette for general information,
proposes to amend the principal ordinance.
This would enable regulations to be made for the control of litter,
the cleansing of promises and other places, and the prevention of nuisances
or danger to health or person arising from refuse or other matter anywhere
in Hong Kong.
It also provides for control over the employment of children in the
removal or disposal of refuse.
Subject to the bill being passed into law, the Urban Council will
be empowered to strengthen its anti-litter by-laws, and similar regulations
for the New Territories will be made.
The bill seeks to amend the principal ordinance to empower the
authorities to serve a notice requiring the removal of refuse and cleaning
of the area in which refuse is found.
This notice may be served on the owner of the refuse, the person
responsible for putting it there or the occupier of the place where it is
found.
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