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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1981
HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REQUIRED FOR A STANDPIPE TO BE INSTALLED MIGHT BE VARIED DOWNWARDS +WHERE THE AREA SERVED EXCEEDS A RADIUS OF 500 FEET OR A DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION OF 200 FEET OR WHERE THE HEALTH AUTHORITY CERTIFIES THAT THERE WERE OVER-RIDING HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS DUE TO INADEQUACY OR GROSS POLLUTION OF EXISTING SUPPLIES.+
THE INSTALLATION OF STANDPIPES, MR STEAN SAID, IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES' ADVICE ON THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSAL IN QUESTION,
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO SQUATTER AREAS WAS BEING ACTIVELY EXAMINED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROVISION OR LOCATION OF STANDPIPES MAY PROVE TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE IN THE MAJORITY OF AREAS, HE ADDED.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, MANY OF THE PROBLEMS OF PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY ARISE FROM THE LOCATION OF SQUATTER AREAS, WHICH MAY BE REMOTE FROM THE NEAREST AVAILABLE SUPPLY OR WHICH MAY BE AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE THAT CAPABLE OF BEING SUPPLIED FROM THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY GRAVITY, SUCH AS THE HIGHER SLOPES OF THE MA SHAN AREA.
MR STEAN SAID: THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING SUPPLIES TO THESE AREAS IS INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT EXAMINATION, WHICH MAY INDICATE THAT THE IMPROVEMENT OF SUPPLIES GENERALLY LIES IN THE PROVISION OF MORE INDIVIDUALLY METERED SERVICES.
+SUCH SERVICES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED IN A FEW AREAS WHERE PROPER ACCESS, A REASONABLE CONFIGURATION OF THE LAYOUT OF THE DWELLINGS TO PERMIT MAINLAYING, AND POSTAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE DWELLINGS FOR BILLING PURPOSES ARE AVAILABLE.+
EASY WAY TO ORGANISE ORDERLY LION DANCES
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REPUTABLE ORGANISATIONS WHO HOLD LION OR SIMILAR DANCES REGULARLY WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A GENERAL PERMISSION AND NOT HAVE TO OBTAIN APPROVAL ON EACH OCCASION.
THEREBY, THOSE WHOSE ACTIVITIES POSE NO LAW AND ORDER PROBLEMS WOULD NOT BE INCONVENIENCED BY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUMMARY OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON LEWIS DAVIES SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THE BILL, WHICH HE INTRODUCED FOR SECOND READING, REQUIRES ORGANISERS OF LION AND SIMILAR DANCES TO OBTAIN ADVANCE PERMISSION FOR PERFORMANCES FROM THE POLICE. PREVIOUSLY A LICENCE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE.
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