WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1985
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HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ALEX WU ON GOVERNMENT'S DECISION REGARDING THE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE WORKING PARTY IN MARCH 1982. MR HENDERSON SAID THE WORKING PARTY, CHAIRED BY THE HON ALEX WU, HAD CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE LACK OF ADEQUATE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS AS AN INHIBITING FACTOR IN RAISING THE STANDARD OF CHINESE LANGUAGE USED BY THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
+ IT THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT, IN PROMOTING THE BETTER USE OF CHINESE, A CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION, IF ESTABLISHED, SHOULD GIVE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS TO THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY TEXTBOOKS IN CHINESE,+ MR HENDERSON SAID.
NON-AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE CONTROL NEEDED *****
THERE WAS A NEED TO INTRODUCE CONTROL OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES AND NEW LEGISLATION WOULD BE CONSIDERED. THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, MR CHAMBERS SAID LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OF PESTICIDES FOR AGRICULTURAL USE WAS PROVIDED BY THE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE.
UNDER THIS ORDINANCE CONTROLS WERE EXERCISED ON THE IMPORT, SUPPLY, STORAGE, TRANSPORT, RETAIL SALE, LABELLING, BOTTLING AND MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION LIMITS OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES, HE SAID.
SAID.
+THESE CONTROLS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE GENERALLY ADEQUATE,+ HE
REGARDING HEALTH HAZARDS THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM THE MISUSE OF THESE PESTICIDES, MR CHAMBERS SAID ONE OF THE LABELLING REQUIREMENTS WAS THAT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE PESTICIDE AS WELL AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN SHOULD BE PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE ON THE LABEL OF THE CONTAINER OF THE PESTICIDE.
IN ADDITION, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT PROVIDED AN ADVISORY SERVICE AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR USERS ON THE SAFE USE AND HANDLING OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES, HE SAID.
AS FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES, MR CHAMBERS SAID THERE WAS AT PRESENT NO LEGISLATION WHICH DEALT SPECIFICALLY WITH THESE PESTICIDES,
/HOWEVER, HE
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