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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1977
+THE LANDSLIDE REPORTS MAKE IT CLEAR THAT EVEN IN THESE LIMITED INSTANCES IT WOULD TAKE A PARTICULARLY SEVERE RAINFALL PATTERN TO PUT A SLOPE AT RISK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+AND, HE STRESSED, +AS ALL THE WORKS REQUIRED TO MAKE THE SLOPES SAFE WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE WET SEASON, RESIDENTS ARE NOT IN ANY DANGER.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REMEDIAL MEASURES WOULD INCLUDE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SLOPES BY EXCAVATING AND RECOMPACTING THE FILL MATERIAL TO THE RIGOROUS STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY THE PANEL OF EXPERTS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALREADY TAKING MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE REPORTS' RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SETTING UP OF A SPECIALIST OFFICE IN ITS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO CONTROL THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL SLOPES IN HONG KONG IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND THROUGH THE BUILDING ORDINANCE TO CONTROL THE STANDARD OF SLOPES CONSTRUCTED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY PLANT FOR TSING YI ISLAND
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, TOMORROW (FRIDAY) WILL SIGN LEASE DOCUMENTS FOR A $100 MILLION PROJECT ON TSING YI ISLAND TO ESTABLISH AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT PLANT.
THE SIGNING CEREMONY, WITH OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY CONCERNED, WILL TAKE PLACE IN ROOM 149, FIRST FLOOR, OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, AT 11.30 A.M. SHARP.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT. TELEV IS ION CREWS ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT 11.15 A.M. TO GIVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.
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