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THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1990

SPEAKING ON THE WORK OF THE ADVISORY

COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT, MR TSAO SAID IT HAD GIVEN VALUABLE ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT ON MATTERS CONCERNING DEEDS OF MUTUAL COVENANT, THE WORK OF THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAMS, UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS, TRAINING OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, BUILDING MANAGEMENT COMPANIES, LICENSING OF GUESTHOUSES AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT

PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY.

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FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WOULD EXAMINING THE ISSUES REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, AND PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY.

PUBLICITY ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT WAS "MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE SUCCESS OF ALL THE MEASURES WILL DEPEND VERY MUCH ON THE MOTIVATION OF THE FLAT OWNERS THEMSELVES," MR THAO SAID.

DEMONSTRATION FARM REPORT TO BE READY SOON

A CONSULTANCY REPORT ON THE PRIVATE FARM DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IS BEING DRAFTED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SOON.

THE PROJECTS ARE AIMED AT DEMONSTRATING TO LIVESTOCK FARMERS,

IN WHO WISH TO CONTINUE THEIR BUSINESS

CONTROL AREAS, THE VARIOUS TREATMENT METHODS WHICH CAN HELP THEM COMPLY WITH ANTI-POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

AT A MEETING OF THE STEERING GROUP ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE FARMS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TOLD THE MEMBERS THAT THE DRAFTING WORK WAS NOW AT ITS FINAL STAGE AND THE REPORT WOULD BE AVAILABLE SOON.

ON PROGRESS OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, THE REPRESENTATIVES SAID THAT OUT OF THE NINE PARTICIPATING LIVESTOCK FARMS, SIX HAD ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR RESPECTIVE SIX-MONTH DEMONSTRATION PERIOD.

PIG-ON-LITTER SYSTEM STARTED ITS ONE ON DEMONSTRATION PERIOD IN FEBRUARY, AND THE REMAINING TWO FARMS, THE HYBRID SYSTEM AND THE

ON THE WET MUCK-OUT

ARE SYSTEM, EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION IN JULY," A SPOKESMAN SAID.

"A FARM USING THE

OTHER

MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED THE OPERATION OF THE PIG-ON-LITTER ON DEMONSTRATION AND THE PROBLEMS IT HAD ENCOUNTERED.

FARM

AFTER THE MEETING, MEMBERS VISITED

THE

ΤΟ FARM

INSPECT ITS

OPERATIONS.

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