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As for water pollution, we have established a chemical waste treatment plant and are constructing a sewage collection and treatment network to reduce the pollution load generated from within the territory. Other sewerage improvements include new and upgrading of sewage treatment works along north Lantau waters.
A three-year study is being undertaken by the Swire Institute of Marine Science of the University of Hong Kong to collect baseline information about the Indo Pacific hump-back dolphin, AFD has also commissioned a study in mid-1996 on the biology, population and distribution of the dolphins, which will help develop a conservation strategy for the species.
Security facilities in public housing improved
Following is a question by the Hon Sin Chung-kai and a written reply by the Secretary for Housing, Mr Dominic Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council:
Regarding the programme for the improvement of security facilities in public housing estates, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
of the respective numbers of public housing estates that have already been provided with security facilities and those which have not been provided with such facilities;
of the number of crimes which have occurred in each of the public housing estates that have been provided with system A security facilities (which include security gates, close circuit television inside lifts as well as at the main entrance, doorphones and 24-hour security guards) and the number of crimes which have occurred in each of the public housing estates provided with system B security facilities (which include close circuit television inside lifts and night patrol guards from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am), since the installation of the security facilities; and
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