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Question No. 4

REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE TO A QUESTION BY DR. HON. HO KAM-FAI, OBE, JP,

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 12 JUNE 1985

Question: Is Government satisfied that existing legislative controls are effective in safeguarding the health of the people of Hong Kong against hazardous insecticide sprays and pesticides?

Sir,

Legislative control of pesticides for agricultural

use is provided by the Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance.

Under this Ordinance controls are exercised on the import,

supply, storage, transport, retail sale, labelling, bottling

and maximum concentration limits of agricultural pesticides.

These controls are considered to be generally adequate.

2.

Regarding health hazards that might arise from

the misuse of these pesticides, one of the labelling

requirements is that instructions on how to use the

pesticide as well as precautionery measures which should

be taken should be printed in English and Chinese on the

label of the container of the pesticide. In addition the

Agriculture and Fisheries Department provides an advisory

service and training programmes for users on the safe use

and handling of agricultural pesticides.

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