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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987

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ACCEPTABLE EXCEPT FOR A FEW COMMITTE STAGE AMENDMENTS.

GENERALLY FOUND IT AS FOR THE BILL ITSELF, HE SAID THE GROUP

POINTS WHICH WOULD BE DEALT WITH BY

HE SAID.

THESE AMENDMENTS WERE:

(B)

(A) PUTTING BACK THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE

I.E. ONE YEAR AFTER THE FIRST READING OF THE BILL;

PROVIDING A COMPENSATION CLAUSE FOR LIVESTOCK; AND

ΤΟ JUNE 24. 1988,

WRONGFUL

SEIZURE OF

(C)

BEFORE FARMER

GIVEN BE

TO ALLOWING SEVEN CLEAR DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE TO THE

GOVERNMENT APPLIED FOR

SEIZURE A HIS CASE TO BE WARRANT SO THAT HE COULD PREPARE

HEARD

BEFORE THE COURT.

"ALL THESE WILL FURTHER SAFEGUARD THE INTEREST OF THE FARMERS,

LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL PROGRAMME DESERVES SUPPORT

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THE WASTE DISPOSAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 PROVIDES THE NECESSARY LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S 10-YEAR LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL PROGRAMME, THE HON PETER

WONG, SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

C.

"IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT, BUT NEVERTHELESS, ONE THAT

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DESERVES OUR SUPPORT, HE SAID.

MR WONG POINTED OUT THAT ANIMAL WASTE PRODUCED BY LIVESTOCK FARMING WAS A MAJOR SOURCE OF WATER POLLUTION, PARTICULARLY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WHERE IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT 70 PER CENT OF ALL STREAM POLLUTION HAD ITS ORIGINS IN ANIMAL WASTE.

IT WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 50 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL ORGANIC POLLUTION ENTERING OUR COASTAL WATERS, POSING A SERIOUS THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, HE SAID.

MR WONG WELCOMED THE PROPOSALS AS CONTAINED IN THE BILL WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE PROHIBITION OF LIVESTOCK FARMS IN THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TOWNS.

STORAGE,

OF LIVESTOCK WASTE IN THE

"ALSO PROVIDED ARE CONTROLS GOVERNING THE COLLECTION, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL CONTROL AREAS.

/"SUCH MEABURES