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(d) The maintenance contractor's arrangements for dealing
with emergencies are carefully examined and his responsibilities explained to him by a chief engineer.
(e)
All outdoor staff are briefed on their duties in the event of typhoons or other emergencies.
During each wet season these measures are repeated, as necessary,
after periods of heavy rain. Special attention is also paid to areas known
to be subject to slips, and road inspections are carried out at regular
intervals throughout the year.
usual.
The spokesman said these measures were carried out this year as
Moreover, since the rainstorms, special attention has been paid to slopes,
embankments and drainage conditions in the vicinity of certain licensed and
squatter areas,
A report was made to the Resettlement Department advising where it
was considered that a definite danger of landslide, or flood existed,
The spokesman said that most of these areas have been or are being
evacuated.
Some 22,000 people affected by the June rainstorms have been given
public housing'in Kowloon and are now moving into their new homes,
The spokesman said there were some sites where, although a visual
inspection indicated no immediate danger, there remains some degree of risk,
the magnitude of which can only be determined from a detailed site investigation
of ground conditions and consulting engineers have been appointed for this work.
The spokesman