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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1992
DOMESTIC WASTES ARE MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE POSITION WAS THAT CONSIDERING A FEE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF PRIVATELY COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION WASTES PRIVATE SECTOR AT LANDFILLS.
THE GOVERNMENT WAS COLLECTED WASTES
PRESENTED BY THE
"WE FEEL THERE IS A GOOD CASE FOR SUCH A FEE CONSIDERING THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN THE AMOUNTS OF THESE WASTES BEING PRESENTED FOR DISPOSAL, AS WELL AS THE HIGH COST OF PROVIDING DISPOSAL
FACILITIES.
"BESIDES, A FEE MAY ENCOURAGE MINIMISATION OF THESE WASTES AND REDUCE THE DEMAND ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH EXPENSIVE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
"DETAILS OF THE SCHEME HAVE NOT YET BEEN FINALISED CONSULTATION WITH INDUSTRY HAS YET TO BE
AND FULL COMPLETED," THE SPOKESMAN
SAID.
MORE VEGETABLES SEIZED
SEIZED
A LORRY-LOAD OF VEGETABLES WEIGHING OVER ONE TONNE WERE AND DESTROYED BY HEALTH INSPECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING AT MAN KAM TO BORDER CHECKPOINT.
THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH (HYGIENE), DR W K LO, SAID THE LORRY CAME FROM THE SAME FARM IN SHENZHEN AS THE ONE IMPLICATED YESTERDAY WHEN 787 KILOGRAMMES OF PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES WERE SEIZED AND DESTROYED.
HE SAID FOUR SAMPLES OF CHOI SUM (CHINESE FLOWERING CABBAGE), WATER SPINACH, PAK CHOI (CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE) AND CHINESE SPINACH WERE TAKEN FOR QUICK SCREENING TESTS FOR PESTICIDE AND THE RESULTS WERE ALL POSITIVE.
DR LO SAID 'THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS STEPPED-UP CHECKING AND SAMPLING AT THE BORDER CHECKPOINTS AND RETAIL OUTLETS.
HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO WASH AND BLANCH THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
VEGETABLES
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