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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

THE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF WASTE IS CONTROLLED UNDER A NUMBER OF ORDINANCES. UNDER THE PUBLIC CLEANSING AND PREVENTION OF NUISANCES BY-LAWS OF THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, DUMPING IN PUBLIC PLACES ATTRACTS A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $10,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS. UNDER THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE, A SIMILAR MAXIMUM PENALTY IS STIPULATED FOR MARINE LITTERING. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THESE PENALTIES.

UNDER THE RECENTLY AMENDED WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE, A MUCH HIGHER MAXIMUM FINE OF $200,000, AS WELL AS SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT CAN BE IMPOSED ON FIRST OFFENDERS FOR FLY-TIPPING, FOR SUBSEQUENT OFFENCES, THE MAXIMUM FINE 18 $500,000.

AS REGARDS ENFORCEMENT, APART FROM NORMAL MONITORING, BLITZ OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT AT DUMPING OR LITTER BLACK SPOTS. A NEW INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP HAS RECENTLY STEPPED UP ACTION AGAINST MARINE LITTERING. A SEPARATE WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN SET UP TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW CONTROLS ON FLY-TIPPING UNDER THE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE ARE PROPERLY ENFORCED.

TIME FRAME FOR CHINESE HISTORY SYLLABUS

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FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG AND WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION: IN RESPONSE TO A MEMBER'S QUESTION DURING THE GOVERNOR'S QUESTION TIME ON 7 JULY 1994, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THOSE WHO GIVE ADVICE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA HAD TAKEN THE GENERAL VIEW THAT INCIDENTS OF THE LAST 20 YEARS SHOULD NOT FEATURE AS HISTORY. WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

(A) WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE AND WHEN DID THEY GIVE THE

ADVICE;

(8)

(C)

WHETHER THE AUTHORITY CONCERNED. WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ CONSULT THE EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE ADVICE GIVEN BY THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PEOPLE AND WHETHER THEIR ADVICE WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME THE GUIDELINE FOR REVISING THE CURRICULA FOR HISTORY COURSES; AND

IF NO ONE HAS EVER GIVEN SUCH ADVICE, WHETHER THE GOVERNOR WILL CONSIDER WITHDRAWING THAT REMARK; AND WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL INVESTIGATE ITS SOURCE AND PURSUE THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE PEOPLE CONCERNED SHOULD BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY?

REPLY:

MR PRESIDENT