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nuisances caused to residents by adopting practical measures to tackle the environmental, hygienic, noise and air problems. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, I second the motion.
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-There is an amended motion. Mr. Chan Kwok-leung to speak, please.
(3) (b) In accordance with Standing Order 21(13), Mr. CHAN Kwok-leung proposed an amendment by adding the following sentence at the end of the original motion:
'besides, the Government should be urged to solve the pollution problems arising from the wagons loaded with livestock on their way to the abattoirs.'
MR. CHAN KWOK-LEUNG (in Cantonese):-Mr. WONG Kwok-hing's motion can be roughly divided into three parts: to expedite the construction of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse, to reduce the deficit of the Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir, and to alleviate the environmental pollution problems caused by the Kennedy Town Abattoir and the urban abattoirs. Since these three parts reaffirm the stance maintained by the Democratic Party in the past, we also strongly support Mr. WONG Kwok-hing's motion. At the Urban Council meeting held in last December, Mr. Eric WONG Chung-ki and I proposed a motion relevant to the first part of Mr. WONG's motion, requesting the Government to expedite the construction of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse and to lower the operating deficit of the Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir.
I very much agree with Mr. WONG Kwok-hing's motion, which reaffirms our standpoint put forward in the past. The Democratic Party has been very concerned about the problem. In May this year, I had a meeting with Mr. C. MAK, Deputy Secretary (Lands and Planning), and officials of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the USD to discuss how to prevent infection of livestock in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse that might be caused by the adjacent chemical sewage treatment plant. Several government departments guaranteed that they would adopt a number of measures to reduce the possibility of infection of livestock. These include separating the abattoir and the sewage treatment plant by a three-metre-high partition wall, enclosing the slaughter area and installing an indoor pressure-driven air-conditioning system, which will give rise to a higher indoor pressure so that the air outside cannot flow into the building easily. In addition, filters will be installed in the air-conditioning system so that the air outside will be filtered before being drawn into the air-conditioning system. According to the Department of Health, most of the bacteria emitted from the sewage treatment plant are mainly water-borne microbes and viruses, which will decompose when exposed in the air and to the ultraviolet light. As a result, the mass of
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nuisances caused to residents by adopting practical measures to tackle the environmental, hygienic, noise and air problems. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, I second the motion.
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-There is an amended motion. Mr. Chan Kwok- leung to speak, please.
(3) (b) In accordance with Standing Order 21(13), Mr. CHAN Kwok-leung proposed an amendment by adding the following sentence at the end of the original motion:
'besides, the Government should be urged to solve the pollution problems arising from the wagons loaded with livestock on their way to the abattoirs.'
MR. CHAN KWOK-LEUNG (in Cantonese):-Mr. WONG Kwok-hing's motion can be roughly divided into three parts: to expedite the construction of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse, to reduce the deficit of the Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir, and to alleviate the environmental pollution problems caused by the Kennedy Town Abattoir and the urban abattoirs. Since these three parts reaffirm the stance maintained by the Democratic Party in the past, we also strongly support Mr. WONG Kwok-hing's motion. At the Urban Council meeting held in last December, Mr. Eric WONG Chung-ki and I proposed a motion relevant to the first part of Mr. WONG's motion, requesting the Government to expedite the construction of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse and to lower the operating deficit of the Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir.
I very much agree with Mr. WONG Kwok-hing's motion, which reaffirms our standpoint put forward in the past. The Democratic Party has been very concerned about the problem. In May this year, I had a meeting with Mr. C. MAK, Deputy Secretary (Lands and Planning), and officials of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the USD to discuss how to prevent infection of livestock in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse that might be caused by the adjacent chemical sewage treatment plant. Several government departments guaranteed that they would adopt a number of measures to reduce the possibility of infection of livestock. These include separating the abattoir and the sewage treatment plant by a three-metre-high partition wall, enclosing the slaughter area and installing an indoor pressure-driven air- conditioning system, which will give rise to a higher indoor pressure so that the air outside cannot flow into the building easily. In addition, filters will be installed in the air-conditioning system so that the air outside will be filtered before being drawn into the air-conditioning system. According to the Department of Health, most of the bacteria emitted from the sewage treatment plant are mainly water-borne microbes and viruses, which will decompose when exposed in the air and to the ultraviolet light. As a result, the mass of
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