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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1991

SHOULD INCLUDE, IN AN IMPORT PËRMIT THEIR PLACE OF

IT WAS INTENDED THAT THESE CONTROLS REGULATIONS AUTHORISED TO BE MADE BY THE BILL,

ALL MAMMALS, IRRESPECTIVE OF SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO ORIGIN, MRS CHAN SAID.

AS

OF ANIMALS OTHER

ΤΟ APPLIED

ONE CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE TO BRING THE IMPORTATION FROM CHINA UNDER THE SAME DEGREE OF CONTROL COUNTRIES, SHE ADDED.

SECONDLY, ADDITIONAL POWERS WERE TO BE GIVEN TO THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES AND OFFICERS AUTHORISED BY HIM TO FACILITATE THE SUPPRESSION OF A RABIES OUTBREAK.

"FOR EXAMPLE, THE DIRECTOR IS TO BE EMPOWERED TO DECLARÉ RABIES CONTROL AREAS AND TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS WITHIN, FROM SUCH AREAS,

" SHE SAID.

AUTHORISED OFFICERS WERE TO BE

EMPOWERED TO ISSUE

TO AND

DIRECTIONS

TO REQUEST IN THE INTERESTS OF RABIES PREVENTION AND CONTROL,

AND ARTICLES ANIMALS AND DESTROY То INFORMATION,

DETAIN SEIZE, ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND TO ARREST WHEN NECESSARY, MRS CHAN SAID.

THIRDLY, SAID MRS

CHAN,

GREATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR RABIES ANIMALS AND PREVENTION AND CONTROL WAS TO BE PLACED UPON KEEPERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

"STIFFER PENALTIES

VIOLATIONS PROPOSED FOR ARE

OF CONTROL

MEASURES," SHE SAID.

AND "CERTAIN ACTS WHICH MIGHT FACILITATE THE SPREAD OF RABIES

ABANDONMENT OF AN WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY NOT OFFENCES, SUCH AS THE

AND ANIMAL AND THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT THEIR KEEPERS IN SUCH PLACES AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES, ARE NOW MADE OFFENCES.'

PROPOSED IN THE MRS CHAN STRESSED THAT THESE MEASURES WERE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WOULD NOT AFFECT THOSE WHO KEPT ANIMALS UNDER PROPER CARE AND CONTROL.

AGAINST

THEY WOULD ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC WAS BETTER PROTECTED THE THREAT OF RABIES AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO REACT TO ANY OUTBREAK OF THIS DEADLY DISEASE MORE EFFECTIVELY AND SHE ADDED.

EFFICIENTLY,

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

-

0

THREE BILLS INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO

* *

SECOND READINGS IN

(NO.

2)

BILL 1991,

HOUSING

THREE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

THEY

WERE

(AMENDMENT} CRIMES

{ AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND RABIES BILL.

DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

IN ADDITION, THE HONG KONG TOURIST

FOR 1990/91 WAS TABLED BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW.

ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT