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However, from the situation he had described, he said ever
increasing night work was inevitable.
Mr. Robson said he had asked for an amendment to the Summary -
Offences Ordinance to enable him to authorise night work of short
duration when he was satisfied that this was necessary because of tidal,
traffic or emergency conditions.
"If granted, these powers will, I am afraid, bring with them
the responsibility for ensuring that night work is carried out as quietly
as possible.
"This will be done, but even so, I am afraid that it will not
be possible to so reduce the noise level as to make night work unobjectionable
to residents living nearby and on these occasions, I hope it will be
remembered that work would not be taking place at night if it was considered
feasible to carry it out during the day," he said,
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