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and which he wishes to dispose of, what is the proper way for him to do so?
(b) Does the Urban Services Department have any means for disposing of cars which are obviously no longer serviceable and have been abandoned either on a road or elsewhere?
DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese): —
As regards the first part of the question, the Urban Services Department provides a free household junk collection service for bulky objects such as refrigerators, wardrobes, tables, etc. to supplement the general household refuse collection service. If a householder has bulky items which he wants to dispose of, he should take it or have it taken to a junk collection point from which it will be subsequently taken away for disposal without charge. At present, there are over 40 junk collection points on Hong Kong Island and 80 in Kowloon.
The locations of junk collection points are now believed to be quite well-known to residents in the urban areas. Inspectors in charge of Cleansing districts, the telephone numbers of whose offices may be found from the Government section of the Telephone directory, are always ready to help. Telephone numbers of the offices of the two Chief Health Inspectors on Campaign duties (one on each side of the harbour) are published on the press and on television from time to time, and any member of the public who has any problem in the disposal of his household waste should consult them for advice.
In districts where the establishment of centralized junk collection points is not warranted, household junk may be collected by special arrangement. In such cases the householder should contact the Chief Health Inspector (Campaign) for Hong Kong or Kowloon as appropriate, at telephone Nos. H-717357 and K-948775 respectively, or the District Cleansing Inspector. Arrangements will then be made for a junk collection lorry to call at the premises.
As regards the second part of the question, the Urban Services Department does not have any means for disposal of
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abandoned motor vehicles. The principal authority in this field is the Standing Conference on Road Use, which recently put up recommendations to the Government for measures to be adopted for the handling and disposal of abandoned or wrecked motor vehicles, including the purchase of a crushing plant. None of these measures involve the Urban Services Department, although during the "Keep Hong Kong Clean" Campaign and prior to the Public Works Department taking over the dump, the Urban Services Department disposed of car wrecks at Gin Drinker's Bay by crushing them with a bulldozer and burying them.
In the meantime, should the Urban Services Department receive a complaint from the public concerning an abandoned or wrecked vehicle, the matter can only be referred to the Police.
MR. Lo (in English):—Mr. Chairman, could more publicity be given to the existence of the junk collection service and to the locations of the collection points, for I doubt they are all that well-known to the public?
DR. HUANG (in Cantonese): -Mr. Chairman, I am willing, through Building Managements and the Mutual Aid Committees, to publicize our junk collection service. I hope that this will satisfy Mr. Lo.
MISS YEUNG (in Cantonese): -About the Health Inspectors that have just been mentioned, if we find that there are neighbours who put junk nearby and cause the breeding of mosquitoes, can we telephone that number and complain to the Urban Services Department?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Although this question is strictly out of the context of the original question, nevertheless, Dr. HUANG will be able to answer it and, since it is put by a lady, the Chairman has pleasure in allowing it. (Laughter).
DR. HUANG (in Cantonese):-I think they can complain to the Chief Health Inspector on Campaign duties. These will be removed. According to the amended regulations, if people, from the period of 15th August to 15th October, do not remove refuse nearby we can take action and prosecute them because they affect the sanitary conditions nearby. Therefore I think the public can telephone our Chief Health Inspector on Campaign duties.
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and which he wishes to dispose of, what is the proper way for him to do so?
(b) Does the Urban Services Department have any means for disposing of cars which are obviously no longer serviceable and have been abandoned either on a road or elsewhere?
DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese): —
As regards that first part of the question, the Urban Services Department provides a free household junk collection service for bulky objects such as refrigerators, wardrobes, tables, etc. to supplement the general household refuse collection service. If a householder has bulky items which he wants to dispose of, he should take it or have it taken to a junk collection point from which it will be subsequently taken away for disposal without charge. At present, there are over 40 junk collection points on Hong Kong Island and 80 in Kowloon.
The locations of junk collection points are now believed to be quite well-known to residents in the urban areas. Inspectors in charge of Cleansing districts, the telephone numbers of whose offices may be found from the Govern- ment section of the Telephone directory, are always ready to help. Telephone numbers of the offices of the two Chief Health Inspectors on Campaign duties (one on each side of the harbour) are published on the press and on television from time to time, and any member of the public who has any problem in the disposal of his household waste should consult them for advice.
In districts where the establishment of centralized junk collection points is not warranted, household junk may be collected by special arrangement. In such cases the householder should contact the Chief Health Inspector (Campaign) for Hong Kong or Kowloon as appropriate, at telephone Nos. H-717357 and K-948775 respectively, or the District Cleansing Inspector. Arrangements will then he made for a junk collection lorry to call at the premises.
As regards the second part of the question, the Urban Services Department does not have any means for disposal of
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abandoned motor vehicles. The principal authority in this field is the Standing Conference on Road Use, which recently put up recommendations to the Government for measures to be adopted for the handling and disposal of abandoned or wrecked motor vehicles, including the purchase of a crushing plant. None of these measures involve the Urban Services Department, although during the "Keep Hong Kong Clean" Campaign and prior to the Public Works Department taking over the dump, the Urban Services Department disposed of car wrecks at Gin Drinker's Bay by crushing them with a bulldozer and burying them.
In the meantime, should the Urban Services Department receive a complaint from the public concerning an abandoned or wrecked vehicle, the matter can only be referred to the Police.
MR. Lo (in English):—Mr. Chairman, could more publicity be given to the existence of the junk collection service and to the locations of the collection points, for I doubt they are all that well-known to the public?
DR. HUANG (in Cantonese): -Mr. Chairman, I am willing, through Building Managements and the Mutual Aid Committees, to publicize our junk collection service. I hope that this will satisfy Mr. Lo.
MISS YEUNG (in Cantonese): -About the Health Inspectors that have just been mentioned, if we find that there are neighbours who put junk nearby and cause the breeding of mosquitoes, can we telephone that number and complain to the Urban Services Department?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Although this question is strictly out of the context of the original question, nevertheless, Dr. HUANG will be able to answer it and, since it is put by a lady, the Chairman has pleasure in allowing it. (Laughter).
DR. HUANG (in Cantonese):-I think they can complain to the Chief Health Inspector on Campaign duties. These will be removed. According to the amended regulations, if people, from the period of 15th August to 15th October, do not remove refuse nearby we can take action and prosecute them because they affect the sanitary conditions nearby. Therefore I think the public can telephone our Chief Health Inspector on Campaign duties.
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