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INFORMATION

FONG TRONG GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

SERVICES BULLETIN

Friday, June 9, 1972

FIRST STEP TO STRENGTHEN ANTI-LITTER LAWS

Wider Powers Proposed

For Dealing With Rubbish On Canopies

As a first step to strengthen the anti-litter laws in readiness

for the forthcoming "Keep Hong Kong Clean" campaign, an amending bill

dealing with the problem of rubbish on canopies of premises will be

introduced into the Legislative Council shortly.

Commenting on this, Mr. Wong Man-yui, Assistant Director

(Cleansing), Urban Services Department, said that further amendments

for dealing with other types of litter offences would soon be ready for

submission.

"Stronger legislation is considered essential for the effective

control of the litter problem," he added.

The Public Health and Urban Services (Amendment) Bill 1972,

published in today's Government Gazette for general information, empowers

the authorities to serve a notice on an occupier of premises requiring

him to remove refuse on a canopy of the premises.

If an occupier fails to comply with the notice he commits an offence,

for which a maximum fine of $500 is prescribed, and a fine of $20 for each

day the offence continues.

Where