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Answer:
Mr President,
The tenancy agreement signed between the Housing Authority and its tenant specifies that he is not allowed to keep pets, including dogs. The purpose is to keep the estate environment clean and quiet, and to avoid disturbing other tenants.
Public housing estate staff will tighten up enforcement action against tenants who keep pets of any kind. With effect from April 1996, only one written warning will be served on an offending tenant requiring him to dispose of the pet within 14 days, failing which his tenancy will be terminated.
Most offending cases involve dogs and some are repetitive offences. It is against this background that the Housing Department has targeted tenants who continue to keep dogs.
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Civil servants joining political parties
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Following is a question by the Hon Elizabeth Wong and a written reply by the Secretary for Civil Services. Mr W K Lam, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council whether civil servants are allowed to join political parties; if so, whether they must declare this so as to avoid a conflict of interest arising from the execution of their official duties?
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