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Mr. Chiang Sai-cheong (in Cantonese):-I understand from Mr. Ambrose CHEUNG Wing-sum, the Chairman of the BOG of the Hong Kong Stadium that there are some more similar cases, but the amount involved is small. The BOG is trying to resolve the matter.
Mr. Daniel To Boon-man (in Cantonese):-The answer is too general. I would like to know the actual amount.
Mr. Chiang Sai-cheong (in Cantonese):—I cannot give an answer right away. Allow me to provide the answer afterwards.
(5) Ms. ADA WONG YING-KAY asked the following question (in Cantonese): As regards rubbish removal in private buildings, I have the following questions:
(i) Among the private buildings within the Provisional Urban Council area, what is the percentage of those that have no refuse deposit rooms and therefore, have to hire private cleansing companies to remove rubbish? (ii) Regarding the procedures for rubbish removal by private cleansing companies, has the Department ever issued any code of practice or guidelines to those companies?
Mr. Joseph CHAN YUEK-sut, Chairman of the Public Health Select Committee, replied as follows (in Cantonese):-This two-part question concerns domestic waste collection services provided by private waste collectors within the Provisional Urban Council area.
The first part of the question enquires about the percentage of private buildings, which have no refuse storage chambers, that have to hire private waste collectors to remove refuse. The answer is that the Department has no statistics available which enables the Department to provide an accurate percentage estimate. But as Members themselves will be aware, there are many such private buildings without refuse storage chambers in the urban area,
The Department only provides on-site refuse collection services to private developments where operationally feasible i.e. where the developments are provided with an adequate refuse collection area and proper access roads for maneuvering of our refuse collection vehicles. Where private buildings lack these facilities, the occupiers are required to deliver their waste, either by themselves or by hiring private waste collectors, to public refuse collection points. According to a departmental survey done in 1994, there are a total of 1130 private waste collection companies providing this sort of service to the public.
Turning to the second part of the question, the Department has, since October 1994, issued two sets of guidelines; one to private waste collectors on Proper Household Waste Handling and another to private waste
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Mr. Chiang Sai-cheong (in Cantonese):-I understand from Mr. Ambrose CHEUNG Wing-sum, the Chairman of the BOG of the Hong Kong Stadium that there are some more similar cases, but the amount involved is small. The BOG is trying to resolve the matter.
Mr. Daniel To Boon-man (in Cantonese):-The answer is too general. I would like to know the actual amount.
Mr. Chiang SAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):—I cannot give an answer right away. Allow me to provide the answer afterwards.
(5) Ms. ADA WONG YING-KAY asked the following question (in Cantonese): As regards rubbish removal in private buildings. I have the following questions:
(i) Among the private buildings within the Provisional Urban Council areu, what is the percentage of those that have no refuse deposit rooms and therefore, have to hire private cleansing companies to remove rubbish? (ii) Regarding the procedures for rubbish removal by private cleansing companies, has the Department ever issued any code of practice or guidelines to those companies?
Mr. Joseph CHAN YUEK-sut, ChairmAN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE. replied as follows (in Cantonese):-This two-part question concerns domestic waste collection services provided by private waste collectors within the Provisional Urban Council area.
The first part of the question enquires about the percentage of private buildings, which have no refuse storage chambers, that have to hire private waste collectors to remove refuse. The answer is that the Department has no statistics available which enables the Department to provide an accurate percentage estimate. But as Members themselves will be aware, there are many such private buildings without refuse storage chambers in the urban area,
The Department only provides on-site refuse collection services to private developments where operationally feasible i.e. where the developments are ¡provided with an adequate refuse collection arca and proper access roads for imaneuvering of our refuse collection vehicles. Where private buildings lack #these facilities, the occupiers are required to deliver their waste, either by themselves or by hiring of private waste collectors, to public refuse collection points. According to a departmental survey done in 1994, there are a total of 1130 private waste collection companies providing this sort of service to the mublic.
Turning to the second part of the question, the Department has, since October 1994, issued two sets of guidelines; one to private waste collectors on Proper Household Waste Handling and another to private waste
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