Supplementary to Question No. 6-
in LegCo Meeting on 6 7.88
(in Cantonese)
MR. POON CHI-FAI): Sir, the insufficient loading of
electricity will not only lead to power failures, but it
will also lead to fire hazards. How will the
Administration prevent the problem of overloading or
outdated facilities, and to prevent such accidents?
Moreover, the older public housing estates
and
squatter areas
suffer power failures
quite often during the nightime, sometimes from
8.00 pm to 9.00 am the next day,
that is,longer
than 10 hours. Has the Government shown any concern
for such problems and what will the Administration do
to prevent sufferings of the people affected?
If this is due to the substandard design of such
facilities, what measures will the Government take
to solve the problem?
FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Sir, there are many points
in Mr. POON's supplementary question; I will try and deal
with them as far as I can.
As far as fire hazards are concerned, arising from the
overloading of installations, the Government does, of
course, advise people through public announcements and
in many other ways to install proper equipment, so that overloading should not occur.