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One more point: We request you to wrap up your kitchen garbage with paper before putting it in the dustbin. This has many advantages—it reduces odour, is much cleaner and more sanitary, keeps flies from getting to the garbage, and gives a longer life to your dustbin.

For the sake of your own benefit and for public health, please co-operate to keep the city clean. Thank you."

Assistance was also asked at the time from the Information Services Department, with a view to inaugurating a similar campaign through the media of the press, radio and television. Unfortunately, the Information Services Department have been fully stretched during the past two months on priority work, and have not yet been able to devote any time to this. It is hoped that, when conditions are more normal, that this campaign by the Information Services Department will be mounted.

As for the results that we have been able to achieve up-to-date, I must confess that they have not been particularly noticeable. This is perhaps understandable in view of the other pre-occupations of both Government and people during the past two months. I feel that this particular time is not opportune for embarking on a full-scale campaign in view of the factors I have previously mentioned, but just as soon as conditions are more normal, such a campaign will be mounted, in conjunction with the Information Services Department.

Nevertheless, I hope that as a result of your question and my answer that the press will give full publicity to this question, and that consequently many members of the public will take heed and use some paper, perhaps off a parcel or a plastic bag which they may have gained in the course of shopping, to line their rubbish bins and wrap their rubbish in.

DR. Woo: Mr. Chairman, I would like to know what is meant by "as soon as conditions become normal"? I am certain conditions are already normal. Can you give a starting date, say, two months from now or three months from now, instead of saying "as soon as conditions are more normal"?

DR. BELL: Mr. Chairman, Dr. Woo is a member of the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee, and as the Chairman of that committee, I would be delighted to have this discussed at its next meeting which will be on the 14th July. We can certainly, I think, arrange to fix a date for the start of this campaign.

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(3) DR. P. F. Woo asked the following question: —

Will the Chairman state the number of complaints received over the past year in respect of nuisances arising from refuse collection stops and the number of persons prosecuted for delivering rubbish at such stops in excess of the period of five minutes stipulated in By-law 21 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws? Will the Chairman also state the number of persons prosecuted over the past year for failing to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws?

DR. A. M. S. BELL, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:

During 1966 there were:

(a) 34 complaints in respect of nuisances arising out of refuse collection stops. Of these 19 complaints were in Hong Kong and 15 in Kowloon,

(b) 81 prosecutions for delivering rubbish at collection stops in excess of the 5-minute period stipulated by By-law 21 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws. Of these 33 were in Hong Kong and 48 in Kowloon.

and (c) 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws. Of these 107 were in Hong Kong and 170 in Kowloon.

DR. Woo: — Mr. Chairman, this answer does not give a full picture of the exact situation. Could Dr. BELL give in detail the number of successful and unsuccessful prosecutions?

DR. BELL: — Yes, Mr. Chairman. The number of prosecutions was 81 for delivering rubbish at collection stops in excess of five minutes. 61 resulted in convictions and the remainder were withdrawn. Of the 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins, 251 resulted in convictions and the remainder were withdrawn.

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Page 71 of 259 + 120 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL One more point: We request you to wrap up your kitchen garbage with paper before putting it in the dustbin. This has many advantages—it reduces odour, is much cleaner and more sanitary, keeps flies from getting to the garbage, and gives a longer life to your dustbin. For the sake of your own benefit and for public health, please co-operate to keep the city clean. Thank you." Assistance was also asked at the time from the Information Services Department, with a view to inaugurating a similar campaign through the media of the press, radio and television. Unfortunately, the Information Services Department have been fully stretched during the past two months on priority work, and have not yet been able to devote any time to this. It is hoped that, when conditions are more normal, that this campaign by the Information Services Department will be mounted. As for the results that we have been able to achieve up-to-date, I must confess that they have not been particularly noticeable. This is perhaps understandable in view of the other pre-occupations of both Government and people during the past two months. I feel that this particular time is not opportune for embarking on a full-scale campaign in view of the factors I have previously mentioned, but just as soon as conditions are more normal, such a campaign will be mounted, in conjunction with the Information Services Department. Nevertheless, I hope that as a result of your question and my answer that the press will give full publicity to this question, and that consequently many members of the public will take heed and use some paper, perhaps off a parcel or a plastic bag which they may have gained in the course of shopping, to line their rubbish bins and wrap their rubbish in. DR. Woo: Mr. Chairman, I would like to know what is meant by "as soon as conditions become normal"? I am certain conditions are already normal. Can you give a starting date, say, two months from now or three months from now, instead of saying "as soon as conditions are more normal"? DR. BELL: Mr. Chairman, Dr. Woo is a member of the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee, and as the Chairman of that committee, I would be delighted to have this discussed at its next meeting which will be on the 14th July. We can certainly, I think, arrange to fix a date for the start of this campaign. HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 121 (3) DR. P. F. Woo asked the following question: — Will the Chairman state the number of complaints received over the past year in respect of nuisances arising from refuse collection stops and the number of persons prosecuted for delivering rubbish at such stops in excess of the period of five minutes stipulated in By-law 21 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws? Will the Chairman also state the number of persons prosecuted over the past year for failing to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws? DR. A. M. S. BELL, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows: During 1966 there were: (a) 34 complaints in respect of nuisances arising out of refuse collection stops. Of these 19 complaints were in Hong Kong and 15 in Kowloon, (b) 81 prosecutions for delivering rubbish at collection stops in excess of the 5-minute period stipulated by By-law 21 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws. Of these 33 were in Hong Kong and 48 in Kowloon. and (c) 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws. Of these 107 were in Hong Kong and 170 in Kowloon. DR. Woo: — Mr. Chairman, this answer does not give a full picture of the exact situation. Could Dr. BELL give in detail the number of successful and unsuccessful prosecutions? DR. BELL: — Yes, Mr. Chairman. The number of prosecutions was 81 for delivering rubbish at collection stops in excess of five minutes. 61 resulted in convictions and the remainder were withdrawn. Of the 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins, 251 resulted in convictions and the remainder were withdrawn. Page 71 on

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Page 71 of 259 + 120 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL One more point: We request you to wrap up your kitchen garbage with paper before putting it in the dustbin. This has many advantages-it reduces odour, is much cleaner and more sanitary, keeps flies from getting to the garbage, and gives a longer life to your dustbin. For the sake of your own benefit and for public health, please co-operate to keep the city clean. Thank you." Assistance was also asked at the time from the Information Services Department, with a view to inaugurating a similar campaign through the media of the press, radio and television. Unfortunately, the Information Services Department have been fully stretched during the past two months on priority work, and have not yet been able to devote any time to this. It is hoped that, when con- ditions are more normal, that this campaign by the Information Services Department will be mounted. As for the results that we have been able to achieve up-to- date, I must confess that they have not been particularly noticeable. This is perhaps understandable in view of the other pre-occupations of both Government and people during the past two months. I feel that this particular time is not opportune for embarking on a full-scale cam- paign in view of the factors I have previously mentioned, but just as soon as conditions are more normal, such a campaign will be mounted, in conjunction with the Information Services Department. Nevertheless, I hope that as a result of your question and my answer that the press will give full publicity to this ques- tion, and that consequently many members of the public will take heed and use some paper, perhaps off a parcel or a plastic bag which they may have gained in the course of shopping, to line their rubbish bins and wrap their rubbish in. DR. Woo: Mr. Chairman, I would like to know what is meant by "as soon as conditions become normal"? I am certain conditions are already normal. Can you give a starting date, say, two months from now or three months from now, instead of saying "as soon as conditions are more normal"? DR. BELL: Mr. Chairman, Dr. Woo is a member of the Environ- mental Hygiene Select Committee, and as the Chairman of that com- HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 121 mittee, I would be delighted to have this discussed at its next meeting which will be on the 14th July. We can certainly, I think, arrange to fix a date for the start of this campaign. (3) DR. P. F. Woo asked the following question : --- Will the Chairman state the number of complaints received over the past year in respect of nuisances arising from refuse collection stops and the number of persons prose- cuted for delivering rubbish at such stops in excess of the period of five minutes stipulated in By-law 21 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws? Will the Chairman also state the number of persons prosecuted over the past year for failing to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws? DR. A. M. S. BELL, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows: During 1966 there were: (a) 34 complaints in respect of nuisances arising out of refuse collection stops. Of these 19 complaints, were in Hong Kong and 15 in Kowloon, (b) 81 prosecutions for delivering rubbish at collection stops in excess of the 5-minute period stipulated by By-law 21 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws. Of these 33 were in Hong Kong and 48 in Kowloon. and (e) 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws. Of these 107 were in Hong Kong and 170 in Kowloon. DR. Woo:-Mr. Chairman, this answer does not give a full picture of the exact situation. Could Dr. BELL give in detail the number of successful and unsuccessful prosecutions? DR. BELL-Yes, Mr. Chairman. The number of prosecutions was 81 for delivering rubbish at collection stops in excess of five minutes. 61 resulted in convictions and the remainder were with- drawn. Of the 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins, 251 resulted in convictions and the remainder were withdrawn. Page 71 on

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One more point: We request you to wrap up your kitchen garbage with paper before putting it in the dustbin. This has many advantages-it reduces odour, is much cleaner and more sanitary, keeps flies from getting to the garbage, and gives a longer life to your dustbin.

For the sake of your own benefit and for public health, please co-operate to keep the city clean. Thank you."

Assistance was also asked at the time from the Information

Services Department, with a view to inaugurating a similar campaign through the media of the press, radio and television. Unfortunately, the Information Services Department have been fully stretched during the past two months on priority work, and have not yet been able to devote any time to this. It is hoped that, when con- ditions are more normal, that this campaign by the Information Services Department will be mounted.

As for the results that we have been able to achieve up-to- date, I must confess that they have not been particularly noticeable. This is perhaps understandable in view of the other pre-occupations of both Government and people during the past two months. I feel that this particular time is not opportune for embarking on a full-scale cam- paign in view of the factors I have previously mentioned, but just as soon as conditions are more normal, such a campaign will be mounted, in conjunction with the Information Services Department.

Nevertheless, I hope that as a result of your question and my answer that the press will give full publicity to this ques- tion, and that consequently many members of the public will take heed and use some paper, perhaps off a parcel or a plastic bag which they may have gained in the course of shopping, to line their rubbish bins and wrap their rubbish in.

DR. BELL: Mr. Chairman, Dr. Woo is a member of the Environ- mental Hygiene Select Committee, and as the Chairman of that com-

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mittee, I would be delighted to have this discussed at its next meeting which will be on the 14th July. We can certainly, I think, arrange to fix a date for the start of this campaign.

(3) DR. P. F. Woo asked the following question : ---

Will the Chairman state the number of complaints received over the past year in respect of nuisances arising from refuse collection stops and the number of persons prose- cuted for delivering rubbish at such stops in excess of the period of five minutes stipulated in By-law 21 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws? Will the Chairman also state the number of persons prosecuted over the past year for failing to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws?

DR. A. M. S. BELL, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:

During 1966 there were:

(a) 34 complaints in respect of nuisances arising out of refuse collection stops. Of these 19 complaints, were in Hong Kong and 15 in Kowloon,

and (e) 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins as required under By-law 20 of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances By-laws. Of these 107 were in Hong Kong and 170 in Kowloon.

DR. Woo:-Mr. Chairman, this answer does not give a full picture of the exact situation. Could Dr. BELL give in detail the number of successful and unsuccessful prosecutions?

DR. BELL-Yes, Mr. Chairman. The number of prosecutions was 81 for delivering rubbish at collection stops in excess of five minutes. 61 resulted in convictions and the remainder were with- drawn. Of the 277 prosecutions for failure to provide a sufficient number of dustbins, 251 resulted in convictions and the remainder were withdrawn.

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