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Completed forms, together with two copies of the plan for the livestock farm, should be sent to any one of the above addresses in person, or by registered post to the Farm Licensing Unit.
Applications should also give detailed information on the plan of the farm and waste treatment system to be used. Other relevant documents for the applicant and his farm should also be attached.
On livestock waste treatment system, the spokesman said farmers could choose or make reference from the guide published by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).
A pamphlet outlining the licensing procedures is also available for collection at local offices of AFD and EPD as well as at district offices.
Large-scale maps, from which a farmer can identify the location of his farm, are available for public inspection at the Land Registry and EPD's local control offices in Tai Po, Tsuen Wan, Kwun Tong and Wan Chai.
He reiterated that under the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Licensing of Livestock Keeping) Regulation, any person operating a livestock farm without a licence would be liable to a $50,000 fine for the first offence plus a daily fine of $1,000 during the offence period. The fine for subsequent offence is $100,000.
Further enquiries on licensing can be directed to AFD's Farm Licensing Unit on Tel 462 7422 or 462 7443.
End/Wednesday, December 28, 1994
Two lots of government land to let
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The Lands Department is inviting tenders for the short-term tenancies of
two lots of Government land in Kowloon and the New Territories.
The 5.860-square-metre lot at Lok Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan, is to be used for parking of vehicles.