THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1974
PROPER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY PLANNED FOR ALL EXISTING LICENSED AREAS
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING AN OVERHEAD POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED IN ALL EXISTING LICENSED AREAS.
A PILOT SCHEME FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHINA LIGHT AND POVER CO., WILL BE INSTALLED SOON IN CHEUNG SHA WAN LICENSED AREA 3 AND WILL TAKE ACOUT FOUR WEEKS TO COMPLETE.
FINANCIAL APPROVAL FOR THIS ELECTR IF ICATION PROGRAMME VAS GIVEN RECENTLY AND DETAILS FOR THE PHASED PROGRAMME OF A LEGITIMATE POVER SYSTEM ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT.
THE OVERALL COST OF THE INSTALLATION WORK FOR ALL. 22 EXISTING LICENSED AREAS WILL BE SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY : +THE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME WILL START ONCE DETAILS HAVE BEEN FINALISED AND THE PILOT PROJECT HAS PROVED SATISFACTORY, BOTH TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE POWER CO.+
HE APPEALED TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THE LICENSED AREAS NOT TO TAP ELECTRICITY ILLEGALLY. +THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE+, HE SAID, +AND FOR SAFETY REASONS WE MUST CONTINUE TO DISCONNECT ILLEGAL WIRING.+
BOTH THE POWER CO.
AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE
ACTION TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS WHICH CAN BE FATAL.
+THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN KOWLOON BAY LICENSED AREA YESTERDAY, WHEN A LITTLE GIRL WAS ELECTROCUTED, IS A FORCEFUL WARNING TO PEOPLE WHO INSIST ON USING ILLEGAL WIRING.
+BOTH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND CHINA LIGHT AND POVER CO. VILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO INSTALL LEGITIMATE POWER SYSTENS IN LICENSED AREAS+, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, BUT UNTIL SUCH WORK CAN BE COMPLETED, HE APPEALED TO PEOPLE TO HEED HIS ADVICE.
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