WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1979
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STRENGTH OF GOVT CAR PARK RAILINGS
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AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT INTO THE VARIOUS DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS OF GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS, THE HON. WILLIAM BELL, ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
+ IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT IN MOST CASES THE RAILINGS AND ASSOCIATED CONCRETE UP-STANDS ARE OF SUFFICIENTLY SUBSTANTIAL CONSTRUCTION TO BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF MOVING VEHICLES UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, HE SAID.
+WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE STANDARDS ARE LESS THAN SATISFACTORY, MODIFICATIONS ARE BEING PUT IN HAND AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.+
MR. BELL WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE STRENGTH OF RAILINGS IN MULTI- STOREY CAR PARKS.
IN THE CASE OF MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS CONSTRUCTED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HE SAID, BALUSTRADES, PARAPETS, HANDRAILS AND BARRIERS MUST BE ABLE TO RESIST HORIZONTAL STATIC LOADS AS SPECIFIED UNDER THE BUILDINGS (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS.
MR. BELL SAID THE PROVISION IN THE REGULATIONS COVERING THE DYNAMIC EFFECT OF MOVING LOADS IS HOWEVER SOMEWHAT OBSCURE AND STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO REVIEW THIS CLAUSE AS PART OF THE GENERAL REVIEW OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE WHICH HAS NOW ALMOST BEEN COMPLETED.+
HE POINTED OUT THAT AMENDMENTS PROPOSED AS A RESULT OF THIS REVIEW WOULD SHORTLY BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR DRAFTING.
GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. WILLIAM BELL, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WIDENING SCHEME CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION HAD BEEN DESIGNED ON THE BASIS OF GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. S.L. CHEN, HE SAID: +REGULAR INSPECTIONS AND SOIL TESTING ARE BEING CARRIED OUT DURING THE COURSE OF WORK, AND DESIG'S ARE CONSTANTLY REVIEWED AND REVISED IF NECESSARY IN THE LIST OF SOIL CHARACTERISTICS FOUND.
+THIS IS A CONTINUING PROCESS AND THESE MEASURES SHOULD ENSURE T AT THE RISKS OF LANDSLIDES AND SOIL SUDSIDENCE ARE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM.+
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