WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1994
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"I AM ADVISED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT THAT IN FACT, 80 CENT OF THE REFUSE IN THE HARBOUR ACTUALLY COMES FROM LAND, ' SHE SAID.
"WE CAN STOP THE POLLUTION AT SOURCE AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, HARBOUR WILL BE MUCH CLEANER.
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TRANSCRIPT OF DEPUTY TO GOVERNOR'S MEDIA SESSION
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COLLECTION REFUSE IN NEED TO DO
FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA SESSION BY THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON CHAN, AFTER HER INSPECTION OF MARINE REFUSE COLLECTION OPERATIONS THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON:-
MRS CHAN: THIS MORNING, I WENT OUT WITH A FEW LEGCO MEMBERS AND MARINE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER OFFICIALS TO LOOK AT THE REFUSE SERVICE IN THE HARBOUR. I MUST SAY THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE HARBOUR IS A TOTAL DISGRACE TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE MARINE DEPARTMENT IS DOING A VERY VALIANT JOB BUT THEY CANNOT TACKLE IT SINGLE-HANDEDLY. AS YOU KNOW, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING OUR HARBOUR IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERYONE AND WE NEED THE CO-OPERATION OF NOT ONLY THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BUT ALSO INDUSTRY AND BUSINES9. I AM DETERMINED THAT WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND WE ARE GOING TO LOOK INTO WHAT IS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME IN CONSULTATION WITH VARIOUS BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS. I DO URGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO STOP POLLUTING AT SOURCE BECAUSE I AM ADVISED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT THAT IN FACT, 80 PER CENT OF THE REFUSE IN THE HARBOUR ACTUALLY COMES FROM LAND. WE CAN STOP THE POLLUTION AT SOURCE AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, THE HARBOUR WILL BE MUCH CLEANER. WE WILL, OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, IN CONSULTATION WITH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, DECIDE WHAT IS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAMME.
QUESTION: CAN YOU REPEAT IN ENGLISH (ABOUT CONSULTING THE CHINESE OVER THE ALLOCATION OF A FURTHER 50 HECTARES OF LAND)?
MRS CHAN: I THINK WE'VE PREVIOUSLY MADE KNOWN OUR DESIRE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE SIDE OF THE LAND COMMISSION THE ALLOCATION OF A FURTHER 15 HECTARES OF LAND IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE ON PROPERTY.
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QUESTION: MRS CHAN, DO YOU THINK THAT KWUN LUNG LAU. .PLAN OF CHECKING RETAINING WALLS REGULARLY?
MRS CHAN: NOT AT ALL. I THINK THAT THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS HAS MADE IT QUITE PLAIN. WE LOOK AT DANGEROUS SLOPES ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE A CONSULTANCY AT THE MOMENT WHO IS, IN FACT, UPDATING THE LIST OF SLOPES. I THINK YOU NEED TO BEAR IN MIND THAT WE SUSPECT THAT THE MAIN CAUSE, BUT THIS IS STILL TO BE ESTABLISHED, BUT THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THE COLLAPSE IN KENNEDY TOWN IS BECAUSE OF THE VERY, VERY HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN, BUT I AM EXPECTING A PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS BEFORE THIS WEEKEND AND IN THE LIGHT OF THAT REPORT, WE WILL DETERMINE WHAT REMEDIAL WORKS NEED TO BE DONE AND WHAT ELSE NEEDS BE DONE IN TERM OF ENSURING THE STABILITY OF VARIOUS SLOPES.
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