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INTENSIVE CEMETERY CLEAN-UP AFTER FESTIVALS
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INTENSIVE CLEANING UP OPERATIONS AT NON-GOVERNMENT CEMETERIES WERE MOUNTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHING MING AND CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVALS, THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON JOHN WALDEN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE SAID IN THE OPERATIONS, IT WAS NORMAL PRACTICE TO ENGAGE SPECIAL TEAMS OF CASUAL LABOUR" ON A DAILY BASIS.
MR WALDEN MADE THE COMMENTS IN REPLY TO THE HON LEUNG TAT-SHING WHO ASKED WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING NON-GOVERNMENT CEMETERIES CLEAN AND TIDY, IN PARTICULAR THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES AT TSUEN WAN, ABERDEEN AND CHAI WAN.
HE SAID THE CEMETERIES WERE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF A BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES, WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE CEMETERIES CLEAN,
BILLS PASSED ****
FIFTEEN BILLS RECEIVED THE IR FINAL READING AND WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THEY WERE THE ESTATE DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980- THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1980- THE MONETARY STATISTICS BILL 1980- THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980- THE DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980 THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980- THE ELECTRICITY NETWORKS (STATUTORY EASEMENTS) BILL 1980* THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980- THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BILL 1980- THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS BILL 1980- THE APPRENTICESHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980- THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980- THE THEFT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980- THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980, AND THE EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980.
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