TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1979
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THE USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED LAST MONTH TOTALLED 247,152.7 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 137,545.7 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 109,607 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE. OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 32 NEW PROJECTS, INCLUDING A SCHOOL AND STAFF QUARTERS IN WAH FU ROAD, A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN YUEN LONG AND A FEW FACTORY OR WORKSHOP BUILDINGS,
A TOTAL OF 44 NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WAS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION DURING THE MONTH, INCLUDING AN ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION AND STAFF QUARTERS IN ABERDEEN, A SCHOOL AT THE JUNCTION OF LA SALLE ROAD AND BOUNDARY STREET, A HOME FOR AGED WOMEN IN TAI AU MUN, SAI KUNG, AND ONE OIL STORAGE TANK IN CHA KWO LING ROAD.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO ASSENTED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 65 BUILDINGS.
SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (CARGO HANDLING) REGULATIONS 1978
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OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF OCEAN-GOING AND LOCALLY LICENSED VESSELS EQUIPPED WITH CARGO HANDLING GEAR ARE REMINDED THAT THE REGULATIONS ON TESTING, EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR WILL COME INTO FORCE ON JULY 1.
+ALL LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR ARE REQUIRED TO BE TESTED TO THEIR RELEVANT PROOF LOADS TO THE SATISFACTION OF A COMPETENT EXAMINER WHO WILL CERTIFY THE SAFE WORKING LOADS AND MAKE THE NECESSARY ENTRIES IN A VESSEL'S REGISTER OF LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE SAID THE REGISTERS, TOGETHER WITH CERTIFICATES OF TEST AND EXAMINATION, MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ENQUIRY COUNTER OR THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
COPIES OF THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (CARGO HANDLING) REGULATIONS 1978 ARE ALSO ON SALE, AT $2.50 EACH, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
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