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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1975
AS TO TRAFFIC NOISE, EPCOM HAD RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR ENGAGING MORE VEHICLE INSPECTORS AND TO SET UP A VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE SO THAT MORE VEHICLES COULD BE CALLED IN AND, IF NECESSARY, THEIR OWNERS REQUIRED TO REMEDY ANY DEFECTS.
IN THE CASE OF CONSTRUCTION NOISE, MR. CHEONG-LEEN SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PRESENT DAN ON PILE DRIVING BETWEEN 8 PM AND 6 AM AND ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER CONSTRUCTION
INCLUDING PNEUMATIC DRILLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. EQUIPMENT
EXISTING LEGISLATION ON RECREATIONAL AND ADVERTISING NOISE, HE WENT ON, WAS SKETCHY BUT IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOURAGE EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM RECORD SHOPS EPCOM HAD RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAXIMUM FINE BE INCREASED FROM $50 TO $2,000.
AS TO AIR-CONDITIONING NOISE, MR. CHEONG-LEEN REVEALED THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO MAKE IT AN OFFENCE FOR AIR-CONDITIONERS TO MAKE TOO MUCH NOISE.
HE NOTED THAT WORKERS IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS WERE ALREADY PROTECTED FROM EXCESSIVE INDUSTRIAL NOISE BY LABOUR REGULATIONS, AND SAID THAT THE INDUSTRIAL HEALTH DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS ALWAYS READY TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE FACTORY NOISE FROM OUTSIDE PEOPLE AFFECTED.
OVER 44,000 CHINESE IMMIGRANTS ENTERED H.K.
DURING THE PAST 17 MONTHS
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A TOTAL OF 44,804 CHINESE IMMIGRANTS ENTERED HONG KONG FROM CHINA LEGALLY BETWEEN JANUARY 1 LAST YEAR AND MAY 31 THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. L.M. DAVIES, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN.
MR. DAVIES SAID IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAY HOW MANY OF THEM WERE STILL LIVING HERE AS NO RECORDS WERE KEPT OF THE SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENT OF THESE IMMIGRANTS.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, DURING THE SAME PERIOD ABOUT 25,000 PERSONS EMIGRATED LEGALLY FROM HONG KONG.
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