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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1987
OF THE 823 ABANDONED VEHICLES DISCOVERED BY THE DLO'S IN
1986,
605 WERE REMOVED BY OWNERS UPON SERVING OF NOTICES, AND THE REMAINDER WERE REFERRED TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR DISPOSAL. FIGURES FOR THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR SHOW A SIMILAR PERCENTAGE (OVER 80 PER CENT) OF VOLUNTARY REMOVAL.
HOUSEHOLD
AS FOR DISCARDED
APPLIANCES, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR REGULAR CLEANING SERVICE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS ARE MOUNTED WHERE SITUATIONS WARRANT. BUILDING DEBRIS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS IS CLEANED UP BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. POSITIVE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO DISCOURAGE ILLEGAL DUMPING BY HEIGHTENING VIGILANCE AND BY INCREASING PENALTIES.
MEMBERS FELT, HOWEVER THAT EXISTING LEGISLATION NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED AND NEW LEGISLATION ENACTED BEFORE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT CAN BEGIN TO CONTAIN AND REDUCE THE SCALE OF THE PRESENT PROBLEM.
THE
MONITORING
PROGRAMME
FOR
THE
MEMBERS LEARNT THAT POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB'S) IN FOOD IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY FOOD SURVEILLANCE SECTION OF THE HYGIENE DIVISION
IN THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH.
THE PROGRAMME IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT ΤΟ DETECT ANY TRENDS OF PCB CONTAMINATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FORTHCOMING REGULATORY CONTROL OF PCB'S.
MONTHLY ANALYSIS. DETECTION
ON AVERAGE, 16 SAMPLES OF FISH, SHELLFISH (CLAM, OYSTER, SCALLOP, MUSSEL) AND SOMETIMES SHRIMP AND CRAB ARE COLLECTED FROM MARKETS AND SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY FOR SAMPLES COLLECTED OVER THE LAST YEAR INDICATED THAT, WITH A LIMIT OF 10 PARTS PER BILLION, PCB'S WERE UNDETECTED IN MOST SAMPLES EXCEPT A FEW IN THE RANGE OF 10 TO 30 PARTS PER BILLION.
EPCOM MEMBERS WERE ALSO 1988 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY WAS ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
HAS INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS.
INFORMED THAT PREPARATORY WORKFORTHE UNDERWAY AND THAT A NEW DIVISION THE BEEN FORMED WITHIN THE HONG KONG
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