WEDNESDAY,
BER 23, 1981
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ACCIDENT LIFT HAD SAFETY DEVICES
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THE LIFT INVOLVED IN A RECENT ACCIDENT IN A WONG CHUK HANG INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WAS FITTED WITH SAFETY DEVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUILDING (LIFTS) REGULATIONS OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCE, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR N.K. CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR CHAN, REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ALEX WU, SAID THAT THE DEVICES INCLUDED AN OVERLOAD DEVICE, AN EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE LIFT, SAFETY GEAR OPERATED BY A GOVERNOR SYSTEM FOR USE IN CASE OF OVERLOAD, A BELL ALARM SIGNAL, AN EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH DOOR, AN EMERGENCY STOP PUSH BUTTON, AND SPRING BUFFERS TO ABSORB SHOCK.
MR CHAN SAID THAT THE LAST ANNUAL TEST REQUIRED UNDER THE LIFTS AND ESCALATORS (SAFETY) ORDINANCE HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE REGISTERED LIFT ENGINEER ON DECEMBER 19, 1980. A FULL RATED LOAD TEST, REQUIRED ONCE IN NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN DECEMBER 1978.
STANDPIPE WATER FOR VILLAGES
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AT PRESENT, 348 VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE
STANDPIPE WATER SUPPLY, WHILE SEVEN STANDPIPE APPLICATIONS ARE BEING PROCESSED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT. THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR N.K. CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG.
MR CHAN SAID THAT 505 NEW TERRITORIES VILLAGES HAD METERED SUPPLY AND A TOTAL OF 2 869 APPLICATIONS FROM 150 VILLAGES WERE BEING PROCESSED.
+ABOUT 2 000 OF THESE FALL WITHIN SUPPLY ZONES WHERE IT IS READILY FEASIBLE TO PROVIDE A CONNECTION. IN SUCH CASES IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE PROCESSING OF THE APPLICATIONS AND HAVE THE NECESSARY WORKS CARRIED OUT ON SITE IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS, + MR CHAN SAID.
METERED CONNECTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER DEPENDED ON ADDITIONAL INSTALLATIONS REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE SUPPLY SYSTEM.
+ IN THIS REGARD, EACH PROPOSED ADDITIONAL SUPPLY AREA
IS CONSIDERED ON ITS MERITS IN DETERMINING PRIORITY FOR ALLOCATION OF STAFF, FINANCIAL AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NECESSARY WORKS,+ MP CHAN SAID.