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SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 1985
THE CHIEF HEALTH INSPECTOR (CAMPAIGN) OF THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR NG WAI-LAM, TODAY WARNED DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE URBAN
SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE FOR ANYONE TO DISCARD RUBBISH FROM VEHICLES. UPON CONVICTION, THEY ARE LIABLE TO
IMPRISONMENT. A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND SIX MONTHS
HE SAID MANY PEOPLE HAD THE WRONG IMPRESSION THAT ONLY GOODS LORRIES DUMPING REFUSE COULD BE CHARGED UNDER THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
+ IN FACT THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED IN MARCH 1983 TO INCLUDE ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD,+ EXPLAINED MR NG.
COMMENTING ON THE LITTERING OFFENCES REPORTED LAST YEAR, MR NG SAID MOST OF THEM TOOK PLACE AT KWUN TONG AND KOWLOON BAY WHERE MANY LORRIES WERE FOUND DUMPING DEBRIS IN PUBLIC PLACES WHILE GOODS VEHICLES LITTERED THE ROADS BY NOT COVERING THEIR GOODS COMPARTMENTS PROPERLY.
+ IF THE LITTERING OFFENCES ARE COMMITTED WHILE THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION ARE STATIONARY, SUMMONSES WILL BE ISSUED TO THE DRIVERS RIGHT AT THE SPOT, SAID MR NG. +BUT WHEN THE OFFENCES ARE BEING COMMITTED FROM MOVING VEHICLES, WE CAN ONLY TRACE DOWN THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES ACCORDING TO THE IR REGISTRATION NUMBERS, HE SAID.
AT THIS POINT, MR NG CAUTIONED ALL VEHICLE OWNERS THAT UNDER THE ORDINANCE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH OFFENCES UNLESS THEY CAN PROVE THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS EITHER STOLEN OR DRIVEN AWAY WITHOUT AUTHORISATION AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENCES.
HE CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO REPORT LITTERING ON WHEELS BY DIALLING THE LITTER HOTLINE, 5-95555.
+WE NEED EVERY CITIZEN'S SUPPORT IN MAKING HONG KONG A CLEANER PLACE, AND THEIR REPORTS ON LITTERING OFFENCES WILL CERTAINLY BE A GREAT HELP IN MATERIALISING THIS AIM FASTER, + SAID MR NG.
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