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There are no whaling activities in the waters of Hong Kong and there have been no applications under the existing legislation for licences to operate whaling ships or factories. It has however been agreed in the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group that it would be beneficial for Hong Kong's environmental credentials for us to remain associated with long-standing international controls over whaling.
I commend the Bill to this Council.
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Danger posed by dud shells to public not high
Following are a question by the Hon Lo Suk-ching and a reply by the acting. Secretary for Security, Mrs Carrie Yau, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
It is learnt that in the 1950's and 1960's, residents in Sai Kung were often killed or injured by the detonation of dud shells whilst picking shell cases in places such as Kau Sai Chau, Tiu Chung Chau, Shelter Island and Basalt Island. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
(c)
of the places in the territory which have been designated as the shooting grounds of the British garrison;
which of the shooting grounds mentioned in the answer to (a) above have not yet been cleared, and whether an estimate has been made of the number of dud shells left behind in those shooting grounds, and whether these dud shells still pose a danger at present; and
whether all the dud shells in the shooting grounds mentioned in the answer to (b) above will be cleared before the complete withdrawal of the British garrison, so as to protect the safety of the people in the territory?