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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1988
ELECTORS WILL ALSO RECEIVE BY THIS WEEKEND A LEAFLET ON THE VOTING PROCEDURE AND AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CANDIDATES.
THREE CANDIDATES, MS WOO YAN-YUE, MR EDMUND CHOW WAI-HUNG AND MS JULIANA LI WING-NA HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL BY-ELECTION.
THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD SEAT IS BEING CONTESTED BY MR LAN KAM-SING AND MR YEUNG FUK-KWONG.
LIVESTOCK BREEDERS IN PROHIBITION AREAS WILL BE PROSECUTED
DEPARTMENT
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FARMERS WHO ARR STILL KEEPING LIVESTOCK IN PROHIBITION AREAS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR EPD SAID OF THE 831 FARMS AREAS, 793 FARMS HAVE ALREADY CEASED OPERATION.
THE LIVESTOCK NUMBER IN THE REMAINING REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY AS THESE FARMS ARE IN PHASING OUT LIVESTOCK KEEPING OPERATIONS.
WILL SOON PROSECUTE THE LIVESTOCK WASTR
IN
THE PROHIBITION
38 FARMS HAS BEEN THE FINAL STAGE OF
SINCE JUNE 24, WHEN THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME CAME INTO OPERATIVE EFFECT, EPD STAFF HAVE CONDUCTED 560 FARM VISITS IN THE PROHIBITION AREAS AND HAVE GIVEN A TOTAL OF 241 WARNINGS TO FARMERS WHO WERE STILL KEEPING LIVESTOCK IN THE AREAS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ANY PERSON ΚΕΒΡΙΝΟ LIVESTOCK IN THR PROHIBITION AREAS AFTER JUNE 24, 1988 IS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE AND IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $10,000 FOR A FIRST OFFENCE, $50,000 FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENCE, AND AN ADDITIONAL FINE OF $500 FOR EACH DAY IF THE OFFENCE IS A CONTINUING
ONE.
THE PROHIBITION AREAS COVER HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON, AND THE EXISTING OR DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS IN SHA TIN, TAI PO, FANLING, SHEUNG SHUI, TSUEN WAN, KWAI TSING, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, TIN SHUI WAI AND JUNK BAY.
ALSO FROM JUNE 24, LIVESTOCK KEEPING IN TOLO HARBOUR AND TOLO CHANNEL, MUI WO AND ANGLER'S BEACH AREAS IS SUBJECT TO CONTROL IN RELATION TO THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF LIVESTOCK WASTE ARISING FROM THE FARMS.
/IN ORDER
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