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TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1989
IN A WRITTEN
REPLY
REPRESENTATIVES AT THE LAST
CLARIFIED THAT IN THE CASE OF
QUESTIONS RAISED
BY FARMERS'
TO MEETING, THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH LICENSED FARM STRUCTURES ON PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND, FARMERS WHO RECEIVED PAYMENT OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES FOR CESSATION OF LIVESTOCK BUSINESS IN CONTROL AREAS MIGHT RE-USE THEIR VACATED FARMS FOR NON-POLLUTING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY NOTIFYING THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE IN WRITING.
THEY SHOULD ALSO NOTIFY THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE IN WRITING IF THEY WANTED TO RE-USE THE STRUCTURES FOR LIVESTOCK KEEPING PURPOSES.
HOWEVER, IN THE CASE OF TOLERATED FARM STRUCTURES ON PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND, A LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE WAS USUALLY REQUIRED IF THESE STRUCTURES WERK ΤΟ BE RE-USED FOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
AN EPD REPRESENTATIVE ADDED THAT FARMERS RESUMING LIVESTOCK KEEPING ACTIVITIES AFTER RECEIVING EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE WASTE DISPOSAL (LIVESTOCK WASTE) REGULATIONS. EPD WOULD TAKE PROSECUTION ACTION AGAINST NON-COMPLIANCE.
AT TODAY'S MEETING, THE MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EPD ON THE PROGRESS OF THE PRIVATE FARM DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
THEY LEARNT THAT ARRANGEMENTS WERE NOW BEING MADE FOR FARMERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL FARMERS WHO WERE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW THE WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM ACTUALLY WORKS TO VISIT THE PRIVATE FARMS PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
DB MEMBERS VISIT PROPOSED LIVESTOCK WASTE CONSOLIDATION SITE
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NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED PROPOSED LIVESTOCK WASTE CONSOLIDATION SITE AT SHA LING WITHIN FRONTIER CLOSED AREA AND A COMPOSTING PLANT AT NGAU TAM MEI IN LONG.
THE
THE
YUEN
THE
THE FAMILIARISATION VISIT WAS SUGGESTED AT A MEETING OF BOARD LAST THURSDAY (APRIL 201 DURING WHICH MEMBERS' ENDORSEMENT TO THE PROPOSAL WAS SOUGHT.
LED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG, AND THE ASSISTANT NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER (DEVELOPMENT), MRS TERESA
WONG,
THE
PARTY FIRST WENT TO THE SITE AT SHA LING.
OF
THE SITE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR COMPOSTING TREATMENT LIVESTOCK WASTE COLLECTED FROM FARMS IN NORTH DISTRICT IN LINE WITH THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME.
THERE THEY