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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1985
(1) PHASE I (YEAR 1 TO YEAR 3):
LIVESTOCK KEEPING WOULD BE BANNED ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON, NEW KOWLOON, SHA TIN, TAI PO, FANLING, SHEUNG SHUI, TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MÚN NEW TOWNS. IN ADDITION, THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL WASTE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WOULD BE CLOSELY CONTROLLED:
(A) TOLO HARBOUR AND TOLO CHANNEL WATER
CATCHMENT (OUTSIDE THE TWO NEW TOWNS)
(B) RIVER INDUS AND UPPER SHENZHEN CATCHMENT (C) TSUEN WAN HINTERLAND AND TAI LAM CHUNG
CATCHMENT
D) TUEN MUN HINTERLAND
1) PHASE 11 (YEAR 4 TO YEAR 6):
LIVESTOCK KEEPING WOULD BE BANNED IN YUEN LONG NEW TOWN AND PART OF TUEN MUN - YUEN LONG CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION, THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL WASTE IN THE YUEN LONG HINTERLAND, TIN SHUI WAI AND KAM TIN WOULD BE CLOSELY CONTROLLED.
(111) PHASE 111 (YEAR 7 TO YEAR 9):
THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL WASTE IN THE REMAINING AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WOULD BE CLOSELY CONTROLLED.
RATHER
THE PAPER ALSO PROPOSES THAT IN AREAS WHERE CONTROLS THẦN A BAN WOULD APPLY, THERE WOULD BE NEW REGULATIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED BY ALL KEEPERS OF LIVESTOCK.
+ THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE REGULATIONS WOULD BE TO ENSURE THAT PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS, INCLUDING CONTAINERS, STORAGE FACILITIES, DRAINS AND CHANNELS WERE USED ON ALL PREMISES WHERE LIVESTOCK WERE KEPT. A CODE OF PRACTICE WOULD BE ISSUED TO HELP LIVESTOCK KEEPERS TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS,+ MR HOWARD SAID.
THE NEW CONTROLS, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RIVER ACTION PLANS WHICH HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP BY DISTRICT WORKING GROUPS ON WATERCOURSE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
/TO ENSURE