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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1987
THAT
THE BACKGROUND, GENERAL
IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT REPUTATION AND RESPECTABILITY CAREFULLY EXAMINED BEFORE ACCEPTING SPONSORSHIP PROPOSALS.
OF THE DONOR OR SPONSOR SHOULD BE
SPONSORSHIP WITH COMMERCIAL ACCEPTABLE PROVIDED IT WAS IN GOOD SOCIAL NORMS WHEN PREVAILING.
OR ADVERTISING CONNOTATIONS TASTE, JUDGED ACCORDING TO
WAS
THE
IN CASE OF DONATION IN KIND, SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF SOUVENIRS AND PRIZES FOR A FUN FAIR BY A TOYS MANUFACTURER, THE COUNCIL RETAINED THE RIGHT TO REMOVE, RESITE OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THE GIFT.
THESE WERE THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF POLICY WHEN THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED A SPONSORSHIP IN CASH OR IN KIND BY COMMERCIAL FIRMS, ORGANISATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS, WHICH MET PART OR THE ENTIRE BUDGET OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURE ITEMS OF AN EVENT, SUCH AS THE PRINTING OF POSTER OR PAYMENT FOR A FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
THE POLICY WOULD BE MADE KNOWN TO POTENTIAL SPONSORS AND TO ORGANISATIONS WHO SOUGHT COMMERCIAL SPONSORSHIP FOR ACTIVITIES JOINTLY PRESENTED WITH THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
TODAY'S MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG
YAN-LUNG.
LIVESTOCK WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE AVAILABLE
LIVESTOCK WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN TOLO HARBOUR AND TOLO CHANNEL AREA (AREA NUMBER 11), TIU YUE WAN (ANGLER'S BEACH) AND ENVIRONS (AREA NUMBER 11A), AND MUI WO ENVIRONS (AREA NUMBER 11B).
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED FREE BY THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER ΤΟ ENCOURAGE FARMERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO ADOPT THE "DRY MUCK-OUT" METHOD IN DISPOSING OF LIVESTOCK WASTES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) SAID THAT "DRY MUCK-OUT" WAS ONE OF THE PRACTICES AVAILABLE TO LOCAL FARMERS AND WAS THE METHOD APPROPRIATE FOR MOST FARMS BECAUSE SIMPLE AND CHEAP TO OPERATE.
IT INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF THE MANURE SOLIDS PLACED IN BINS. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY HOSING DOWN THE WITH THE WASTEWATER FLOWING TO A SOAKAWAY.
IT WAS
WHICH ARE THEN LIVESTOCK SHEDS
/THE WASTE