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TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1984
GAS SAFETY IS ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS THIS YEAR, AND A NEW TV ANNOUNCEMENT ON RUBBER TUBING HAS ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PLAN.
+ONLY TWO TYPES OF TUBING HAVE GOVERNMENT APPROVAL, AND UNDER VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WE REACHED LAST YEAR WITH THE GAS AND OIL COMPANIES AND THE GAS APPLIANCE IMPORTERS, THESE SHOULD BE THE ONLY ONES ON SALE IN THE LOCAL MARKET, SAID MR TUNNAH.
A PERSONAL LETTER WILL BE SENT TO ALL LP GAS DEALERS AND TUBING IMPORTERS TO REMIND THEM OF THE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT.
+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH GAS APPLIANCES CONNECTED BY RUBBER TUBING SHOULD CHECK ITS CONDITION REGULARLY. IF IN DOUBT, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THEIR AUTHORISED DEALER IMMEDIATELY,+ MR TUNNAH SAID.
SWEDISH GROUP SEES ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR
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A 14-MEMBER SWEDISH BUILDING INDUSTRY DELEGATION TODAY (TUESDAY) TRAVELLED THE LENGTH OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR - FROM CAUSEWAY BAY TO CHAI WAN BY BOAT.
LED BY THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND PHYSICAL PLANNING, MR HANS GUSTAFSSON, THE GROUP WAS BRIEFED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY (WORKS) OF THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH, MR ROBIN SAUNDERS, ON PROGRESS BEING MADE ON THE DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WHICH IS DUE TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, ON JUNE 7.
THE PARTY DISEMBARKED AT THE NEW PUBLIC PIER CONSTRUCTED IN NORTH POINT TO INSPECT THE FIRST 3.7-KILOMETRE SECTION OF THE NEW ROAD, RUNNING FROM CAUSEWAY BAY TO TAIKOO SHING.
ITS OPENING IN TWO MONTHS SHOULD HELP REDUCE PRESSURE ON THE ROAD NETWORK CURRENTLY SERVING EASTERN AREAS OF THE ISLAND.
MR SAUNDERS TOLD THE VISITORS THAT FROM TAIKOO SHING THE NEW ROAD WOULD CONTINUE ACROSS RECLAIMED LAND TO SHAU KEI WAN.
THIS SECTION, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AS PART OF THE WORK FOR THE ISLAND LINE, IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-1985.
THE GROUP ALSO SAW THE CHAI WAN END OF THE CORRIDOR, PART OF THE THIRD STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH WILL LINK SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN BY 1987.
THE SWEDISH DELEGATION, HERE ON A THREE-DAY VISIT, YESTERDAY (MONDAY) TOURED THE SITE OF THE 47-STOREY GOVERNMENNT OFFICE BUILDING NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT QUEENSWAY.
THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, MR CHAMSON CHAU.
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