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However, at present over 90% of locally filled glass beverage bottles are recovered for reuse through deposit refund schemes and about 40% of mainly pre- consumption plastic wastes are recovered for recycling.

As regards recycling generally, the Administration has commissioned a Waste Reduction Study to examine the current levels of waste generation and collection patterns, and to identify measures to reduce waste production and increase reuse and

recovery.

End/Wednesday, March 8, 1995

Designation of polling stations

Following is a question by the Hon Emily Lau Wai-hing and a written reply by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Mr Nicholas Ng, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

According to recently published information on polling stations for the Municipal Council elections in March this year, some of the polling stations designated for certain districts in the 1994 district board elections have been cancelled. However, there are no replacement polling stations designated for the districts concerned. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a) of the total number of polling stations cancelled, their respective locations and the reasons for cancellation of the respective polling stations:

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

of the reasons for not designating any replacement polling stations for the districts concerned;

whether a similar situation will occur in the 1995 Legislative Council election;

whether it has any plans for opening more polling stations in future elections to facilitate voting, which will help to boost the turn-out rate of voters; and

whether any consideration will be given to setting up mobile polling stations when the need arises?