TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1985
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JUNK REMOVAL IN SQUATTER CLEARANCES +ACCEPTABLE+
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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMOVAL OF JUNK OR DEBRIS IN SQUATTER CLEARANCES, SAID THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, DR DENNY HUANG.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY MR LAM CHAK-PIU AT THE COUNCIL'S OPEN MEETING TODAY, DR HUANG EXPLAINED THAT CLEARANCE OF SQUATTERS IN LANES IS DONE BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH DISTRICT BOARDS WHILE A LARGE SCALE CLEARANCE IS CARRIED OUT AND CO-ORDINATED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
+THE CLEARANCE OF JUNK OR RUBBLE IS THEREFORE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CO-ORDINATING ORGANISATION, HE SAID.
+FOR SMALL SCALE CLEARANCES, NORMALLY THE DEBRIS AND JUNK ARE CLEARED AWAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OPERATION.
+IN CASE OF LARGE OPERATIONS, TOTAL CLEARANCE WILL TAKE A LONGER TIME AND THE DISTRICT BOARD AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OFFICE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK.+
TURNING TO THE ROLE OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DR HUANG SAID THAT BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A CLEARANCE OPERATION, ACTION ON RODENT ERADICATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY USD PEST CONTROL STAFF TO PREVENT THE MIGRATION OF RATS ELSEWHERE.
FOLLOWING THE CLEARANCE, CLEANSING STAFF WILL MOVE IN TO CLEAR ALL ORGANIC REFUSE ON SITE SO AS TO PREVENT VERMIN SUCH AS FLIES OR MOSQUITOES BREEDING, AND TO ERADICATE ANY BAD SMELL,
PEST CONTROL STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY TO ENSURE THE SITE REMAINS FREE FROM RODENT AND VERMIN BREEDING.
DR HUANG FELT THAT THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE AND ASSURED THE COUNCIL THAT THE USD WOULD CO-ORDINATE ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEARANCE OPERATION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT HYGIENE SUPERINTENDENTS.
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