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consideration, whether it is private refuse collection vehicles and public refuse collection vehicles, such problem cannot be avoided. So the answer to Mr. Li's question can be grouped into two areas. Firstly, this can be grouped under the control of the Council but there is no such need at the present stage. And secondly, on the question of bad smell, technically speaking there is no better way to solve the problem.
MR. STEPHEN LAU MAN-LUNG (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, in paragraph 5 of the reply of Professor LEUNG, that is control under By-laws 9 and 9(A) of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances (Urban Council) By-laws. What is the number of prosecutions under these bylaws? Paragraph 6 of the reply says that the existing licensing system is considered adequate. Is it the view of the Council or the view of the USD or the view of the Public Health Select Committee? I live in Tseung Kwan O. These vehicles are coming in and out. They are second-hand old vehicles and are not very sightly. Are there any ways to improve the appearance of these vehicles? I think it is difficult to do so because they are under the supervision of this Council as well as the Regional Council. I think the Public Health Select Committee should consider this as well.
PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG (in Cantonese): As for the responsibility of collecting waste, the role played by private collection vehicles is insignificant, so the Public Health Select Committee has not discussed this issue in particular up to date. Although there is no direct complaint in our record, we will try to check whether there has been no such complaint. As for prosecution, there were a few prosecutions. According to the figures provided, these were general figures. In 1992, 11 drivers were prosecuted and 56 vehicle owners were prosecuted under by-law 9, and 7 drivers and 154 vehicle owners were prosecuted under By-law 9(A) for littering from vehicles in the streets. As to how many drivers and how many vehicle owners make use of these refuse collection vehicles to earn a living, we do not have any information.
MR. CHAN TAK-CHOR (in Cantonese):-Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Mr. LAU has already asked my question on the number of prosecution. But I would like to ask the following question. Is there any information indicating how many of our scraped RCVs have been used as private refuse collection vehicles?
PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG (in Cantonese):-I do not have the information at hand. But according to the questions raised by Members, I think it is time for us to take up the matter with the Department. According to figures, the number of private refuse collection vehicles is not too large and their role in waste collection is not very important, but we need to find more information in these areas.
MR. WONG SIU-YEE (in Cantonese):-Mr. Stephen Lau has asked my question, but I want to raise the following point. According to the figures provided by Professor Leung, I think the Public Health Select Committee needs to consider this issue because the number of prosecutions is not too few. It seems that each refuse collection vehicle has been prosecuted under By-laws 9 and 9(A). I think the Public Health Select Committee needs to study this issue.
MR. PAUL YOUNG TZE-KONG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, as one can see, some of the answers remain unanswered. There really are a lot of interests in this item. We should anticipate the type of problems that can arise and not wait, as the Government usually does, until something happens. So I proposed that in the next meeting of the Public Health Select Committee, this item be put on the agenda for discussion. Thank you. Can it be done?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-If there are no other supplementary, this is a statement.
PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG (in English): Certainly, Mr. Chairman, this can certainly be done.
MOTIONS
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PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE moved the following motion (in English):---
'RESOLVED that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 and the Slaughterhouses (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 be made under section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132.'
He said (in English): Mr. Chairman, As Chairman of the Public Health Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name:-
'RESOLVED that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 and the Slaughterhouses (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 be made under section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132.'
The purpose of the amendment bylaws is to give effect to revisions of two existing abattoir-related fees. The former bylaw amends Schedule 2 to the Abattoirs (Urban Council) bylaws so that fees for the slaughter of food animals at the Council's Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir will be brought on a par with those to be charged at the privatized Kennedy Town Abattoir from August 1993. The latter bylaw amends Schedule 1 to the Slaughterhouses (Urban Council) bylaws so that meat inspection fees charged by the Council to the private operator at the Kennedy Town Abattoir will be brought on a par with those to be charged by the Regional Council from July 1993.
Both amendment bylaws have been approved by the Public Health Select Committee and the Finance Select Committee and ratified by the Standing Committee of the Whole Council. These bylaws are to be made effective from 1 July 1993.
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consideration, whether it is private refuse collection vehicles and public refuse collection vehicles, such problem cannot be avoided. So the answer to Mr. Li's question can be grouped into two areas. Firstly, this can be grouped under the control of the Council but there is no such need at the present stage. And secondly, on the question of bad smell, technically speaking there is no better way to solve the problem.
MR. STEPHEN LAU MAN-LUNG (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, in paragraph 5 of the reply of Professor LEUNG, that is control under By-laws 9 and 9(A) of the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances (Urban Council) By-laws. What is the number of prosecutions under these bylaws? Paragraph 6 of the reply says that the existing licensing system is considered adequate. Is it the view of the Council or the view of the USD or the view of the Public Health Select Committee? I live in Tseung Kwan O. These vehicles are coming in and out. They are second hand old vehicles and are not very sightly. Are there any ways to improve the appearance of these vehicles? I think it is difficult to do so because they are under the supervision of this Council as well as the Regional Council. I think the Public Health Select Committee should consider this as well.
PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG (in Cantonese): As for the responsibility of collecting waste, the role played by private collection vehicles is insignificant, so the Public Health Select Committee has not discussed this issue in particular up to to-date. Although there is no direct complaint in our record, we will try to check whether there has been no such complaint. As for prosecution, there were a few prosecutions. According to the figures provided these were general figures. In 1992 11 drivers were prosecuted and 56 vehicle owners were prosecuted under by-law 9, and 7 drivers and 154 vehicle owners were prosecuted under By-law 9(A) for littering from vehicles in the streets. As to how many drivers and how many vehicle owners make use of these refuse collection vehicles to earn a living, we do not have any information.
MR. CHAN TAK-CHOR (in Cantonese):-Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Mr. LAU has already asked my question on the number of prosecution. But I would like to ask the following question. Is there any information indicating that how many of our scraped RCVs have been used as private refuse collection vehicles?
PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG (in Cantonese):-I do not have the information at hand. But according to the questions raised by Members, I think it is the time for us to take up the matter with the Department. According to figures, the number of private refuse collection vehicles is not too large and their role in waste collection is not very important but we need to find more information in these areas.
MR. WONG SIU-YEE (in Cantonese):-Mr. Stephen Lau has asked my question but I want to raise the following point. According to the figures provided by
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Professor Leung, I think the Public Health Select Committee needs to consider this issue because the number of prosecutions are not too few. It seems that each refuse collection vehicle has been prosecuted under By-laws 9 and 9(A). I think the Public Health Select Committee needs to study this issue.
MR. PAUL YOUNG TZE-KONG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, as one can see some of the answers remain unanswered. There really are a lot of interest in this item. We should anticipate the type of problems that can arise and not to wait, as the Government usually does, until something happened. So I proposed that in the next meeting of the Public Health Select Committee that this item be put on the agenda for discussion. Thank you. Can it be done?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-If there are no other supplementary this is a
statement.
PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG (in English): Certainly, Mr. Chairman, this can certainly be done.
MOTIONS
1.
PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE moved the following motion (in English):---
'RESOLVED that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 and the Slaughterhouses (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 be made under section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132.'
He said (in English): Mr. Chairman, As Chairman of the Public Health Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name:-
'RESOLVED that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 and the Slaughterhouses (Urban Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 be made under section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132.'
The purpose of the amendment bylaws is to give effect to revisions of two existing abattoir-related fees. The former bylaw amends Schedule 2 to the Abattoirs (Urban Council) bylaws so that fees for the slaughter of food animals at the Council's Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir will be brought on a par with those to be charged at the privatized Kennedy Town Abattoir from August 1993. The latter bylaw amends Schedule 1 to the Slaughterhouses (Urban Council) bylaws so that mean inspection fees charged by the Council to the private operator at the Kennedy Town Abattoir will be brought on a par with those to be charged by the Regional Council from July 1993.
Both amendment bylaws have been approved by the Public Health Select Committee and the Finance Select Committee and ratified by the Standing Committee of the Whole Council. These bylaws are to be made effective from 1 July 1993.
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