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process of the urban abattoirs and, of course, the pollution brought by transport of livestock. The amended motion only covers a particular aspect of the pollution problems mentioned in the original one. Besides, in the amended motion, the definition of nuisances caused by transport of livestock is too narrow and unilateral. It mentions only the pollution problems brought by transport of livestock, which are confined to their odour and excrement, but neglects the grave impacts on environmental hygiene brought by the noises of livestock along the journey and microbes and germs etc carried by them.

Moreover, the amended motion emphasises the pollution problems brought by wagons carrying livestock to abattoirs only. It overlooks the follow-up process by which carcasses are carried to Kennedy Town Abattoir for cremation. In fact, serious pollution problems such as dripping of blood from rotting carcasses, putrid smell and bacterial infection caused during their transportation, need to be solved most urgently. Finally, regarding the whole process of transporting livestock, the amended motion emphasises the railway journey only. If the amended motion is passed, the extensiveness, generality and comprehensiveness of the original motion will be tarnished. In fact, the whole journey of land transport of livestock to the abattoirs involves three steps in transportation and delivery.

First, livestock are carried by rail from mainland China to the transit centre at the Kowloon Railway Terminus. When livestock are being carried along the railway, residents nearby and the railway passengers are seriously affected by the grave problem of environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. The matter is not mentioned in the amended motion. Second, livestock are either transported to Ma Tau Kok Quarantine Centre or directly to abattoirs according to their types and slaughter arrangements. When livestock are being carried to and fro in the vicinity of Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan, residents nearby are seriously affected by the environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. Nothing about this is mentioned in the amended motion. Third, livestock are carried from the above two areas to the abattoirs. The amended motion merely adds one sentence to mention this step. One can well perceive that the important elements have been overshadowed by the trivia.

To conclude, the amended motion fails to supplement and perfect the original one. This is simply because in the amended motion, there is a lack of thorough understanding and scientific analysis of the problems. If we add the aforesaid sentence at the end of the original motion, its generality and comprehensiveness will be damaged. In addition, the content and grammatical structure will become repetitive and complicated, and its contextual unity and coherence will be impaired. In view of this, I appeal to Members' support for my motion, which is seconded by Mr. Joseph Chan Yuek-sut and Mr. Eric WONG Chung-ki. It is hoped that by means of this motion, we strongly urge the Government and the Legislative Council to expedite the construction of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse and, before its completion, to alleviate the

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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 121 process of the urban abattoirs and, of course, the pollution brought by transport of livestock. The amended motion only covers a particular aspect of the pollution problems mentioned in the original one. Besides, in the amended motion, the definition of nuisances caused by transport of livestock is too narrow and unilateral. It mentions only the pollution problems brought by transport of livestock, which are confined to their odour and excrement, but neglects the grave impacts on environmental hygiene brought by the noises of livestock along the journey and microbes and germs etc carried by them. Moreover, the amended motion emphasises the pollution problems brought by wagons carrying livestock to abattoirs only. It overlooks the follow-up process by which carcasses are carried to Kennedy Town Abattoir for cremation. In fact, serious pollution problems such as dripping of blood from rotting carcasses, putrid smell and bacterial infection caused during their transportation, need to be solved most urgently. Finally, regarding the whole process of transporting livestock, the amended motion emphasises the railway journey only. If the amended motion is passed, the extensiveness, generality and comprehensiveness of the original motion will be tarnished. In fact, the whole journey of land transport of livestock to the abattoirs involves three steps in transportation and delivery. First, livestock are carried by rail from mainland China to the transit centre at the Kowloon Railway Terminus. When livestock are being carried along the railway, residents nearby and the railway passengers are seriously affected by the grave problem of environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. The matter is not mentioned in the amended motion. Second, livestock are either transported to Ma Tau Kok Quarantine Centre or directly to abattoirs according to their types and slaughter arrangements. When livestock are being carried to and fro in the vicinity of Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan, residents nearby are seriously affected by the environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. Nothing about this is mentioned in the amended motion. Third, livestock are carried from the above two areas to the abattoirs. The amended motion merely adds one sentence to mention this step. One can well perceive that the important elements have been overshadowed by the trivia. To conclude, the amended motion fails to supplement and perfect the original one. This is simply because in the amended motion, there is a lack of thorough understanding and scientific analysis of the problems. If we add the aforesaid sentence at the end of the original motion, its generality and comprehensiveness will be damaged. In addition, the content and grammatical structure will become repetitive and complicated, and its contextual unity and coherence will be impaired. In view of this, I appeal to Members' support for my motion, which is seconded by Mr. Joseph Chan Yuek-sut and Mr. Eric WONG Chung-ki. It is hoped that by means of this motion, we strongly urge the Government and the Legislative Council to expedite the construction of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse and, before its completion, to alleviate the Page 124 of 498 Page 124 of 498 Page 124 of 40

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Page 124 of 498 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 121 process of the urban abattoirs and, of course, the pollution brought by transport of livestock. The amended motion only covers a particular aspect of the pollution problems mentioned in the original one. Besides, in the amended motion, the definition of nuisances caused by transport of livestock is too narrow and unilateral. It mentions only the pollution problems brought by transport of livestock, which are confined to their odour and excrement, but neglects the grave impacts on environmental hygiene brought by the noises of livestock along the journey and microbes and germs etc carried by them. Moreover, the amended motion emphasises the pollution problems brought by wagons carrying livestock to abattoirs only. It overlooks the follow-up process by which carcasses are carried to Kennedy Town Abattoir for cremation. In fact, serious pollution problems such as dripping of blood from rotting carcasses, putrid smell and bacterial infection caused during their transportation, need to be solved most urgently. Finally, regarding the whole process of transporting livestock, the amended motion emphasises the railway journey only. If the amended motion is the extensiveness, generality and carried comprehensiveness of the original motion will be tarnished. In fact, the whole journey of land transport of livestock to the abattoirs involves three steps in transportation and delivery. First, livestock are carried by rail from mainland China to the transit centre at the Kowloon Railway Terminus. When livestock are being carried along the railway, residents nearby and the railway passengers are seriously affected by the grave problem of environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. The matter is not mentioned in the amended motion. Second, livestock are either transported to Ma Tau Kok Quarantine Centre or directly to abattoirs according to their types and slaughter arrangements. When livestock are being carried to and for in the vicinity of Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan, residents nearby are seriously affected by the environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. Nothing about this is mentioned in the amended motion. Third. livestock are carried from the above two areas to the abattoirs. The amended motion merely adds one sentence to mention this step. One can well perceive that the important elements have been overshadowed by the trivia. To conclude, the amended motion fails to supplement and perfect the original one. This is simply because in the amended motion, there is a lack of thorough understanding and scientific analysis of the problems. If we add the aforesaid sentence at the end of the original motion, its generality and comprehensiveness will be damaged. In addition, the content and grammatical structure will become repetitive and complicated, and its contextual unity and coherence will be impaired. In view of this, I appeal to Members' support for my motion, which is seconded by Mr. Joseph Chan Yuek-sut and Mr. Eric WONG Chung-ki. It is hoped that by means of this motion, we strongly urge the Government and the Legislative Council to expedite the construction of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse and, before its completion, to alleviate the Page 124 of 498 Page 124 of 498 Page 124 of 40

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Moreover, the amended motion emphasises the pollution problems brought by wagons carrying livestock to abattoirs only. It overlooks the follow-up process by which carcasses are carried to Kennedy Town Abattoir for cremation. In fact, serious pollution problems such as dripping of blood from rotting carcasses, putrid smell and bacterial infection caused during their transportation, need to be solved most urgently. Finally, regarding the whole process of transporting livestock, the amended motion emphasises the railway journey only. If the amended motion is the extensiveness, generality and carried comprehensiveness of the original motion will be tarnished. In fact, the whole journey of land transport of livestock to the abattoirs involves three steps in transportation and delivery.

First, livestock are carried by rail from mainland China to the transit centre at the Kowloon Railway Terminus. When livestock are being carried along the railway, residents nearby and the railway passengers are seriously affected by the grave problem of environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. The matter is not mentioned in the amended motion. Second, livestock are either transported to Ma Tau Kok Quarantine Centre or directly to abattoirs according to their types and slaughter arrangements. When livestock are being carried to and for in the vicinity of Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan, residents nearby are seriously affected by the environmental, hygienic, air and noise nuisances. Nothing about this is mentioned in the amended motion. Third. livestock are carried from the above two areas to the abattoirs. The amended motion merely adds one sentence to mention this step. One can well perceive that the important elements have been overshadowed by the trivia.

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