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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1989

ON THE PREVENTION FRONT,

(A)

IBI

IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR:

REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICES ON LAND IN AREAS WHERE LITTER CAN BE WASHED DIRECTLY INTO THE HARBOUR;

CLEANSING OF CARGO HANDLING AREAS;

CLEANSING AND COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR SHIPYARDS;

(D)

BOOMING OF RECLAMATION SITES;

(E)

COLLECTION OF REFUSE

FROM SHIPS IN PORT AND DWELLING

VESSELS IN TYPHOON SHELTERS;

(F)

(G)

CLEANLINESS OF FISH CULTURE ZONES; AND

INTERCEPTION OF REFUSE AT STORMWATER OUTFALLS AND NULLAHS BEFORE IT ENTERS THE HARBOUR.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 STORMWATER OUTFALLS AROUND THE HARBOUR EDGE, MR COOPER SAID THEY WILL IDENTIFY THOSE THAT CONTRIBUTE MOST FLOATING REFUSE TO THE HARBOUR AND TRIALS ARE UNDERWAY TO EXAMINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR TRAPPIING AND CLEARING REFUSE FROM THESE OUTFALLS.

MEANWHILE, ACTIONS TO IMPROVE COLLECTION OF FLOATING REFUSE WILL BE MADE IN:

(A)

TYPHOON SHELTERS: WHERE DEDICATED TEAMS OPERATE;

(B)

HARBOUR WATERS: WHERE SPECIALISED COLLECTION VESSELS OPERATE:

(C) OUTSIDE HARBOUR WATERS: WHERE A NEW CATAMARAN COLLECTION VESSEL WILL OPERATE ON A TRIAL BASIS MONTHS; AND

(D) REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS: WHERE THERE IS AN SHORTAGE OF HARBOUR SIDE LOCATIONS AND CAPACITY TRANSFER OF REFUSE FROM VESSELS TO SHORE FOR DISPOSAL.

FURTHER, THE STEERING GROUP WILL CARRY OUT A EXAMINATION INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF PRIVATISING ALL ASPECTS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION OF FLOATING REFUSE.

TYPE OF FOR SIX

EXISTING FOR THE EVENTUAL

DETAILED OF THE

ON THE ENFORCEMENT FRONT, MR COOPER SAID INCREASED ENFORCEMENT ACTION HAS NOW BEGUN FOLLOWING THE RECENT STRENGTHENING OF THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF FINES AND TO ENABLE MORE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ΤΟ BE TAKEN AGAINST MARINE LITTERING,

/THE MARINE