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Question No. 18

WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & WELFARE TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. DR. CONRAD LAM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 1986

Question:

With regard to the import and re-export of radioactive materials, will Government inform this Council:

(a) How many shipments involving radioactive

materials had been made to Hong Kong in the last 3 years;

(b)

What are the existing controls; and

(c)

How are the workers handling such materials protected under existing legislations?

(a)

The number of shipments involving the importation

of radioactive materials into Hong Kong during the last three

years is as follows:

(b)

(i)

1985

1984

1983

Number of Shipments

565

519

582

An importer of radioactive substances must

first obtain a licence from the Radiation

Board under section 7 (1) of the Radiation

Ordinance. In applying for the licence he

must specify the purpose for which the licence

is required and the types and quantity of

/radioactive....