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Wednesday, November 29, 1972
DIFFICULTIES IN PROVIDING REFUSE CHAMBERS IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS
The government hopes more can be done for proper refuse disposal
arrangements in private buildings on lines similar to those in all government
housing estates where refuse chambers have been provided for the past eight
years.
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. J.J. Robson, said this at
today's Legislative Council meeting when replying to a question from the Hon.
T.K. Ann.
However, he said there were many practical difficulties about providing
these facilities in some buildings: "for instance, they may be so narrow as
to make provision virtually impossible."
"Moreover, refuse chambers could be a nuisance unless standards of
management were high," he added.
For these reasons, Mr. Robson said, it has not yet been thought
appropriate to introduce legislation to require refuse chambers to be provided
in all new multi-storey buildings.
Nevertheless, the value of proper refuse disposal arrangements is
fully recognised, and Mr. Robson gave an assurance that he is continuing to
seek a solution to the problem and "if one can be found, I will seek to introduce
suitable covering legislation."
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