WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1980
GLOSSAR IES OF COMMONLY USED
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS TERMS AVAILABLE IN CHINESE
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TRANSLATORS OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAVE COMPILED EIGHT GLOSSARIES OF CHINESE EQUIVALENTS OF ENGLISH TERMS COMMONLY USED IN GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.
THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. JOHN WALDEN SAID THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHEN ANSWERING A QUESTION FROM THE HON. ALEX WU WHO WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER SUCH GLOSSARIES WERE AVAILABLE, IN THE LIGHT OF THE GOVERNMENT POLICY TO PROMOTE THE USE OF CHINESE IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC.
MR. WALDEN SAID THE GLOSSARIES COVERED FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC MATTERS, TRANSPORT, EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE, HOUSING, URBAN SERVICES, THE CIVIL SERVICE AND NEW TERRITORIES AFFAIRS.
+A FULL SET OF THESE GLOSSARIES IS KEPT AT THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ON THE 25TH FLOOR OF INTERNATIONAL BUILDING AND ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO CONSULT THEM IS WELCOME TO DO SO,✦ HE SAID.
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OVERLOAD DEVICE IN LIFTS
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ALL LIFTS INSTALLED ON OR AFTER MAY 3, 1969 MUST BE PROVIDED WITH AN OVERLOAD DEVICE WHICH WILL OPERATE WHEN THE LOAD IN THE CAR IS 10 PER CENT OR MORE IN EXCESS OF THE RATED LOAD FOR THE LIFT.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ALEX WU IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR. MCDONALD SAID WHEN THE DEVICE COMES INTO OPERATION IT PREVENTS MOVEMENT OF THE CAR AND PREVENTS THE CLOSING OF POWER- OPERATED DOORS FITTED TO THE CAR OR TO THE LIFT LANDING.+
HE EMPHASISED THAT ALTHOUGH LIFTS INSTALLED PRIOR TO MAY 3, 1969 WERE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE OVERLOAD DEVICES IT SHOULD NOT BE ASSUMED THAT THEY WERE THEREFORE UNSAFE AS VERY HIGH SAFETY FACTORS WERE EMPLOYED IN LIFT DESIGN PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF ROPE STRENGTHS.
+THE MOST LIKELY EFFECT OF OVERLOADING ONE OF THESE OLDER GENERATION LIFTS WOULD BE ITS FAILURE TO STOP AT THE CORRECT DESIGNED LEVEL. THE CAR COULD OVERRUN THE LEVELLING ZONE AND AS A RESULT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN,+ MR. MCDONALD SAID.
+ IN SUCH A SITUATION THE PASSENGERS WOULD REQUIRE OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE TO OPEN THE DOORS OR TO RAISE THE CAR TO THE RIGHT LEVEL TO ENABLE THEM TO EXIT. +
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE OVERLOAD DEVICE WAS IN EFFECT A DESIRABLE REFINEMENT IN LIFT DESIGN WHICH WAS INCORPORATED MORE FOR CONVENIENCE THAN FOR SAFETY.
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