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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1989

RESTRICTION ON EATING, DRINKING AT BEACHES RULED OUT

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FACTOR INSIGNIFICANT

CONTRIBUTING LITTERING WAS A RELATIVELY

BAY AND OTHER BEACHES, TOWARDS THE POLLUTION OF WATERS OFF REPULSE

LIAO, SAID THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IP, MR

LIAO FOR

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR THE HON HENRIETTA

NOT PROVIDE POINTED OUT THAT EXISTING BATHING BEACH BY-LAWS DID PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF EATING AND DRINKING ON BEACHES.

IN

INTRODUCE STRICTER MEASURES HE ADDED THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO

CONSIDERED AS AN INFRINGEMENT THIS REGARD WOULD BE

UPON PEOPLE'S PERSONAL LIBERTIES, AND WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE.

THE PROBLEM OF LITTERING WOULD MORE

BE APPROPRIATELY

TACKLED THAN CONFINEMENT OF

BY ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-LITTERING BY-LAWS RATHER EATING AND DRINKING, HE SAID.

STRENUOUS

EFFORTS WERE

MADE BY THE

MR LIAO ALSO SAID THAT URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS TO KEEP BEACHES CLEAN,

FOOD

THE

THE PROHIBITION OF COOKING OF

CLEANSING OPERATIONS, DEPLOYMENT ANTI-LITTERING

AND

THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED

ENFORCE

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EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED SITES, DAILY OF ANTI-LITTER SQUADS ANNUAL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

BY-LAWS,

THEY

DO

OF THE BEHAVE

"IN FACT, BEACH-GOERS ARE NOWADAYS MUCH MORE CONSCIOUS

KEEP

NEED TO

OUR THEMSELVES.' HE ADDED.

BEACHES

CLEAN

AND

IN

GENERAL

NO DISCREPANCY IN APPLICATION OF POLICY

THE GOVERNMENT ADOPTS A GENERAL POLICY WHICH ALLOWS ENTRY FOR EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG WHERE A PERSON POSSESSES A SPECIAL SKILL, KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE OF VALUE TO AND NOT READILY AVAILABLE LOCALLY.

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON NELLIE FONG.

FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS WERE ADMITTED UNDER THIS POLICY GOVERNING THE ENTRY OF PERSONS FROM OVERSEAS TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT, MR ASPREY SAID.

"THERE IS NO DISCREPANCY IN THE APPLICATION OF BETWEEN DOMESTIC HELPERS AND OTHER WORKERS.

"OTHER WORKERS FROM OVERSEAS WHO MEET THE ADMISSION CAN BE AND ARE ADMITTED FOR EMPLOYMENT, HE SAID.

POLICY AS

CRITERIA

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