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WELNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994

(A)

(B)

WHAT MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS TO MONITOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LANDFILL AT TSEUNG KWAN O SO AS TO ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENIC STANDARDS ARE COMPLIED WITH AND THAT THE DAILY LIFE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS IS NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECTED; AND

WHETHER EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CLEAR THE REFUSE DUMPED ILLEGALLY ALONG WAN PO ROAD?

MR PRESIDENT,

(A)

AT

PRESENT, THE TSEUNG KWAN O LANDFILL IS BEING USED MAINLY TO RECEIVE CONSTRUCTION WASTE WHICH IS UNLIKELY TO GIVE RISE TO ANY NOTICEABLE FLY PROBLEM.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FLIES AT THE TSEUNG KWAN O LANDFILL SINCE AUGUST 1994. SINCE SEPTEMBER 1994, PUTRESCIBLE WASTE HAS BEEN DIVERTED FROM THIS LANDFILL TO THE WEST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL AND THE SOUTH-EAST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL.

NEVERTHELESS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING MONITORING AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES:

(I)

(II)

DAILY INSPECTION OF THE LANDFILL TIPPING FACE TO IDENTIFY ANY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS;

DAILY SPRAYING OF INSECTICIDES IN THE TIPPING AREA; AND

(III) PROMPT RESPONSE TO FLY-TIPPING.

AND

(B) THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS STEPPED UP EFFORTS TO CLEAR REFUSE DUMPED ILLEGALLY ALONG WAN PO ROAD. SINCE SEPTEMBER 1994, 15 CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN MOUNTED 246 TONNES OF REFUSE HAVE BEEN CLEARED. MIDNIGHT OPERATIONS AGAINST FLY-TIPPING HAVE ALSO BEEN MOUNTED AND THE OWNERS OF 5 LORRIES HAVE BEEN SUMMONSED. TO FURTHER DISCOURAGE FLY-TIPPING, WE WILL ERECT BOLLARDS TO PREVENT VEHICULAR ACCESS TO FLY-TIPPING BLACKSPOTS ON WAN PO ROAD.

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