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ISLANDS DISTRICT

TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1994

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CHEUNG SHA UPPER, HUNG SHING YEH, KWUN YAM WAN, TONG FUK, LO SO SHING, TUNG WAN, TUNG O

IN ADDITION, THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS HAVE BEEN INVITED ON AN THE URGENT BASIS TO AMEND THEIR FOOD BUSINESS BY-LAWS TO REGULATE QUALITY OF WATER IN FISH TANKS IN RESTAURANTS, FRESH FOOD STALLS MARKETS BASED ON STANDARDS TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

AND

HEALTH

THEY WILL ALSO ISSUE A CODE OF PRACTICE ON FISH TANK HYGIENE TO ALL FOOD OPERATORS.

ON POTABLE WATER IN HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES SAID IT IS 100 PER CENT CLEAN AND HIS DEPARTMENT CARRIES

80,000 SAMPLE TESTS A YEAR. HE WILL MONITOR THIS VERY CLOSELY.

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HOWEVER, HE REMINDED THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY RESTAURANT AND FISH OWNERS, STALL

THAT IT WAS ILLEGAL TO USE FLUSHING WATER FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BLITZ INSPECTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON SUSPECTED PREMISES AND OFFENDERS WILL BE PROSECUTED.

MRS WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT THESE

AND COLLECTIVE MEASURES WOULD PREVENT COLLABORATIVE

THE SPREAD OF

CHOLERA.

LONG ADDED.

IT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN TERM THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SEWAGE MASTER PLAN,

THE

SHE

IN THE MEANTIME, SHE APPEALS TO THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE PERSONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD HYGIENE, NOT ONLY IN PREPARING SEAFOOD BUT ALL KINDS OF FOOD AND PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY TRAVEL OVERSEAS.

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THE

CONSULTATION ON BRIDGING OVER ARRANGEMENTS

FOR LECTURING STAFF

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GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD CONDUCT A THREE-MONTH CONSULTATION WITH LECTURING STAFF OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION ON THE PROPOSED BRIDGING OVER PACKAGE TO FACILITATE THEIR TRANSFER TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION.

THE BRIDGING OVER TERMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO ENABLE EXISTING LECTURING STAFF TO RETAIN CIVIL SERVANTS BENEFITS, PRINCIPALLY PENSION AND HOUSING BENEFITS, WHEN THEY BECOME EMPLOYEES OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION,

STAFF DIRECTOR

THE CONSULTATION PERIOD WILL LAST FROM JULY TO OCTOBER. ARE INVITED TO SEND THEIR COMMENTS BEFORE END OCTOBER TO THE OF EDUCATION.

/IN ADDITION