BC provides that "where in any pleasure ground there is placed a notice prohibiting dogs or prohibiting dogs except on a lead, no person shall bring any dog into or allow any dog to remain in such pleasure ground in contravention of the terms of such notice". In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: a of the names of the public pleasure grounds with or without the above-mentioned notice in each administrative district, the specific provisions in such notices and the reasons for prohibiting the entry of dogs; b of the numbers of persons who were warned or prosecuted respectively for contravening the above provision in each of the past three years; and c whether it planned, over the past three years, for the provision of public pleasure grounds into which people are allowed to bring their dogs; if so, of the locations considered, the criteria adopted for selecting the sites and the progress of such plans?
This is consistent with the policy adopted by the former municipal councils, which aims to maintain the environmental hygiene standard of pleasure grounds and takes into account the complaints about the nuisances caused by dogs from many pleasure ground users.
In recent years, LCSD received, from time to time, requests from the public to bring dogs to other parks, pleasure grounds and sitting-out areas. The Department keeps an open mind to such requests and will identify suitable venues in consultation with the concerned District Councils DCs , Area Committees ACs and local communities.
With their support, LCSD will designate more suitable venues where people will be allowed to bring dogs to. Over the same period, a total of over verbal warnings or an average of about warnings per year were served to members of the public who had contravened the said regulation. The proposal was not implemented as it was not supported by the concerned ACs or DCs. LCSD intends to designate some areas in two planned venues, i. The construction of these two LOS sites is expected to commence in mid and be completed in The general public has diverse views on the designation of venues where the public may be allowed to bring dogs to.
LCSD has to balance the different needs of the public and consider carefully issues relating to environmental hygiene, public health and facility management, etc. News Archives Yesterday's News.
