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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1991

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BAT COOKED FOOD WHILST IT IS STILL EXPOSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME;

HOT, DO NOT LEAVE IT

FOOD TO BE KEPT OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE PUT IN A REFRIGERATOR AND RE-COOKED THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING; AND

STORE ALL GARBAGE AND WASTE IN A COVERED CONTAINER BEFORE DISPOSAL.

DR ALI ALSO

REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WHEN TRAVELLING TO TROPICAL COUNTRIES, THEY SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CARE IN CHOOSING THEIR FOODS AND DRINKS.

"SAFE FOOD, AND GOOD PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES,

H HE ADDED.

WASTE DISPOSAL BILL PUBLISHED

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THE WASTE DISPOSAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME OF CONTROL ON CHEMICAL WASTE WHICH WILL COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE HANDLING OF SUCH WASTE, INCLUDING PACKAGING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH SAID: "THE GOVERNMENT HAS RECOGNISED THE NEED FOR PROPER CONTROLS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL WASTE FOR SOME TIME. BUT THERE HAS BEEN A SHORTAGE OF PROPER FACILITIES FOR DISPOSAL IN HONG KONG.

'WITH THE NEW CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES ON TSING YI COMING ON STREAM TOWARDS THE END OF 1992, THIS WILL NO LONGER BE THE CASE. THE TIME IS THEREFORE RIGHT TO BRING IN REGULATORY CONTROLS."

THE BILL ENABLES "CHEMICAL WASTE" TO BE DEFINED IN REGULATIONS AND CLARIFIES THAT PROVISIONS IN THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO LICENSING OF COLLECTORS AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES CAN BE APPLIED TO CHEMICAL WASTE.

THE BILL ALSO EXPANDS THE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ΤΟ MAKE REGULATIONS UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

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"MOST OF THE CONTROLS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH DETAILED CHEMICAL WASTE REGULATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED. "THE BILL IS NEEDED TO PREPARE FOR THESE REGULATIONS. '

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"WE ARE CURRENTLY CONSULTING THE INDUSTRY ON THE THE PROPOSED SCHEME OF CONTROL AND WILL THEN FINALISE THE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN THE SUMMER.

DETAILS

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REGULATIONS

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