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"The Government remains firmly committed to the localisation policy of the civil service. What we need to do now is to put in place administrative arrangements to implement the policy in a manner compatible with the Court's judgement," Ms Lee said.
"We hope the package of proposed measures will be accepted by the Staff Side as practical and constructive measures. The Court Case went on long enough. We look forward to having constructive discussions with the Staff Side with a view to resolving the outstanding matters as soon as possible," she added.
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110 convicted pollution cases recorded in January
A total of 110 convictions were recorded in the courts in January for breaching anti-pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Among them, 37 were convictions made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO), 36 under the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO), 18 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (APCO), 14 under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO), three under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (OLPO), and two under the Dumping At Sea Ordinance (DASO).
The fines ranged from $200 to $125,000. Wan Siu-yi was fined $125,000 for discharging polluting matter into the Deep Bay Water Control Zone.
Four offenders were fined for the first time for offences under the new noise controls which came into effect on November last year in respect of prescribed construction work. The prescribed works include loading, unloading or handling of rubble and steel bars; erection or dismantling of formwork or scaffolding; and hammering.
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