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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989
PIGEON RAISING IN ESTATES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
UNDER THE TERMS OF THEIR TENANCY AGREEMENTS WITH THE HOUSING KEEP AUTHORITY, TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO
THEIR PREMISES WITH THE ANIMALS, BIRDS OR LIVESTOCK OF ANY KIND IN PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AUTHORITY.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON THE HON DONALD LIAO, IN A WRITTEN REPLY RONALD CHOW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THAT FOR
MR LIAO POINTED OUT
THOSE OLDER TYPES OF PUBLIC FORMER RESETTLEMENT HOUSING ESTATES, THE TENANCY CARDS ISSUED BY THE
KEEPING DEPARTMENT ALSO CONTAINED A SIMILAR CONDITION PROHIBITING THE
EXCEPT ONE CAT. OF POULTRY, PIGEONS, RABBITS OR ANIMALS OF ANY KIND WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT.
"IF ANY
TENANTS
ARE FOUND
то THEY
OF BE IN BREACH
ARE TOLD TO REMOVE
THE
THE
THE
ABOVE-MENTIONED TENANCY CONDITIONS, ANIMALS. IN MOST CASES, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO SOLICIT CO-OPERATION OF THE TENANTS," MR LIAO SAID.
NOT CAUSE CAGE-BIRDS,
IN SOME CASES WHERE PET KEEPING WOULD OTHER
SUCH TENANTS,
AS KEEPING SMALL DEPARTMENT WAS PREPARED TO TOLERATE IT.
NUISANCE ΤΟ THE HOUSING
ALLOW OR
"THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS, HOWEVER, NOT PREPARED TO TOLERATE THE RAISING OF PIGEONS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES," HE SAID.
AS REGARDS THE PARTICULAR CASE MENTIONED BY MR SAID THE TENANT HAD DISPOSED OF ALL THE PIGEONS.
CHOW, MR LIAO
INTEREST ON COMPENSATION FOR LAND RESUMPTION EXPLAINED
TO PROVIDE FOR RESUMPTION AS THIS 18
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT NEED TO AMEND THE LAW INTEREST TO BE PAID ON COMPENSATION FOR LAND ALREADY COVERED BY EXISTING LEGISLATION.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED OF THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES.
/MR BARNES