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SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

Sir, I think this is a

point which will have to be very carefully considered

before a decision is taken to require this particular

It is still under consideration.

process to be adopted.

how

many people were

DR. LAM (in Cantonese) : Sir,

reported to have suffered from adverse effects to their

health because of intake of contaminated seafood in the

past year?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, I am told that the

statistics kept by the Medical and Health Department are

not kept in such a way as to enable this figure to be

identified, but the figure is not thought to be large.

DR. CHIU : Sir, will the Secretary for Health and Welfare

please inform this

purification will be

enforced?

Council when compulsory artificial

introduced?

And how can it be

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, as I said earlier,

this is a method which is under consideration. It has not

yet been decided by the Secretary for Municipal Services

whether this particular method will be required or not,

it is not possible at this stage to say when it will be

introduced.

not, so

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