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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1988

DRIEFINGS BEING HELD FOR LIVESTOCK FARMERS

FOR

CONTROL

THE GOVERNMENT HAS ORGANISED A SERIES OF BRIEFING SESSIONS LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIVESTOCK WASTE SCHEME, WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED ON JUNE 24 THIS YEAR.

THE FIRST BRIEFING WAS HELD IN THE OFFICE, LANTAU, THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.

MUI WO RURAL

COMMITTEE

THIRTY LIVESTOCK FARMERS WERE BRIEFED BY OFFICERS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE CONTROL SCHEME.

A SECOND BRIEFING HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN ANGLER'S BEACH ON MONDAY (MARCH 28) IN THE PAI MIN KOK VILLAGE OFFICE.

SIMILAR BRIEFINGS ARE IN THE PIPELINE FOR LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN TAJ PO LAM CHUEN, TAI PO KAU, KWUN YUM SHAN, MAU TSO NGAM AND MAU TAK VILLAGE. THEY ARE PLANNED FOR NEXT MONTH,

A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID THAT FOLLOWING PROMULGATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS, CONCERNED DEPARTMENTS HAD RECEIVED A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES FROM FARMERS.

THIS BRIEFING EXERCISE WOULD GIVE FARMERS A CHANCE то ASK QUESTIONS DIRECTLY AND ALSO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO EXPLAIN TO FARMERS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE CONTROL SCHEME.

THE BRIEFING

THE

EXERCISE HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY LIAISON SECTION OF CNTA SPECIAL DUTIES DIVISION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.

WORK OF CORRECTIONAL PANEL TO BE EXPANDED

CORRECTIONAL

THE WORK OF THE YOUNG OFFENDER ASSESSMENT PANEL WILL BE

TO EXPANDED

COVER ALL COURTS, THE

OF COMMISSIONER SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHER, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT A CORRECTIONAL. STAFF PARADE HELD AT THE STAFF

IN STANLEY, MR TRAINING INSTITUTE

CHAN SAID THE YOUNG OFFENDER CASES FROM THE CENTRAL ASSESSMENT PANEL AT PRESENT DEALT ONLY WITH MAGISTRACY AND THE JUVENILE COURTS,

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