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NOISE CONTROL BILL 1988

The Secretary for Health and Welfare moved the Second Reading of: 'A Bill

to provide for the prevention, minimizing and abatement of noise; the

appointment of a Noise Control Authority; the powers and duties of the

Noise Control Authority relating to the control of noise; the creation of

offences; and for connected purposes'.

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I move that the Noise Control Bill 1988 be read

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the second time.

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It is I believe very appropriate that this Bill is

being introduced into this Council during the week in which

we have been celebrating World Environment Day. At present

there is no comprehensive legislation on our statute book

for the control of noise pollution, which is a source of

great nuisance to many people in Hong Kong. As long ago as

1975, consultants were employed by the Government to make

recommendations on the organizational and legislative

framework for pollution control and environmental protection

in Hong Kong. As a result of these consultants'

recommendations, comprehensive legislation has already been

enacted in three of the four main areas of environmental

protection, water pollution, air pollution and waste

management. The preparation of legislation in the remaining

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field of environmental, protection, /noise, is now complete.

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Piecemeal controls/at present contained in several different

Cap ordinances have been consolidated into a single

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comprehensive bill and the current scope of noise control

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has been significantly expanded. The Bill deals with four

main types. of noise:

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