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flushing services for heavily used pavements, hawker blackspots and market areas. Additional cleansing services are provided where necessary to maintain environmental cleanliness and hygiene.
Collection of household waste is carried out all year round. In 2011, about 74 per cent of waste collection services were outsourced and about 5 160 tonnes of household waste were collected daily by the FEHD and its contractors.
The FEHD provides toilet attendants at heavily used public toilets. In 2011, about 41 per cent of public toilets were serviced by toilet attendants. 12 public toilets were refurbished and 80 aqua privies were converted to flushing toilets in an ongoing drive to improve such facilities.
The FEHD takes enforcement action against people who cause environmental hygiene problems in public places by littering, spitting, and other unhygienic practices. In 2011, the FEHD issued some 35 100 fixed penalty notices.
Abatement of Sanitary Nuisances
To deal with sanitary nuisances such as refuse accumulation, water dripping from air-conditioners and water seepage in private premises, the FEHD issues Nuisance Notices requiring those responsible to stop the nuisances. Those who fail to comply with the notices are prosecuted. During the year, the FEHD issued 3 593 such notices and initiated 91 prosecutions.
Pest Control
Preventing the spread of pest-borne diseases is one of FEHD's prime tasks. The department reviews constantly the methodology and strategy for controlling the spread of pests. Anti-rodent and anti-mosquito campaigns are carried out across Hong Kong annually to urge people to help stop the spread of these pests.
The department maintains close surveillance of Aedes albopictus, a major carrier of dengue fever in Hong Kong. Anti-mosquito teams conducted about 834 000 inspections of likely mosquito breeding spots and eliminated about 47 000 such spots during the year.
Cemeteries and Crematoria
The FEHD operates six government crematoria, 11 public cemeteries and eight public columbaria, and monitors the management of 28 private cemeteries.
The FEHD promotes environmentally friendly and sustainable ways of handling cremains and alternative ways of paying tribute to the deceased. The Government encourages scattering of cremains in the eight Gardens of Remembrance managed by the FEHD.
The FEHD, provides a free service for scattering cremains at sea, and will be using a bigger boat to carry out such burials to serve the increasing number of families opting for the service. The FEHD also provides an Internet Memorial Service (IMS) for the public to pay homage to the deceased and their families through a
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