Question 6 Page 2
There is, of course,
of course, a responsibility on consumers to do
all that they can to prevent the sort of overloading that
I think Mr. POON had in mind.
As far as the older public housing estates are concerned,
I have not any details to give this afternoon and so I
would like to look into this further and give perhaps a
more specific answer to what Mr. POON has said. (See Annex
Nevertheless, we certainly are conscious of the need to
ensure that the wiring and the installations in the public
housing estates are up to an appropriate and proper modern
standard. The Director of Electrical and Mechanical
Services has, I believe,
which he inspects buildings.
a
programme under
Mr. POON has asked whether
we are concerned? Yes, of course, we are concerned and I
shall convey that concern again to the Director of
Electrical and Mechanical Services.
of
PROF. POON : Sir, according to the second paragraph t
the
answer, it appears that the airport does not have its own
standby generator. Would the Secretary explain why the
airport does not have its own emergency generating
equipment?
FINANCIAL SECRETARY : Sir, I cannot give an explanation
this afternoon. I think the airport is,
as I have said in my answer,
a facility that is given
some priority, so that if there is a failure there, steps
are taken as quickly as possible to restore a power supply.