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Question No. 5

REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

TO Q QUESTION BY DR. THE HON. KIM CHAM,JP

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 1985

Question:

In the urban area, some sites with pig-breeding activities are causes of environmental nuisance to nearby residents and have led to regular complaints. What is the Government's policy towards these activities?

Sir,

It is certainly the Government's policy that

} pig-breeding activities which cause environmental nuisance

should not be tolerated.

2.

Unfortunately, the by-laws which control the

conditions under which pigs and other animals can be kept

and in particular the means of disposal of animal

wastes, have proved very difficult to enforce and are

largely ineffective.

We are about to begin public

consultation on a package of proposals for the control of

animal wastes, which includes a ban on the keeping of pigs

in the main urban areas.

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