SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1994
REPORT PRESENTED
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, THE HON Q.W. LEE HAS PRESENTED THE COMMISSION'S REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR.
THE GOVERNOR THANKED MR LEE WARMLY FOR THE COMMISSION'S WORK AND ASSURED HIM THAT THE REPORT WOULD BE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
GAS SAFETY DISPLAY GETS GOOD RESPONSE
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RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES ARE NOW MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GAS SAFETY AT HOME FOLLOWING A RECENT DISPLAY OF THE GOVERNMENT-APPROVED TYPES OF GAS RUBBER TUBING.
THE DISPLAY WAS HELD IN 164 HOUSING ESTATES AND 65 DISTRICT OFFICES AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S GAS SAFETY CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR.
A HOUSING DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE RESIDENTS HAD TAKEN GREAT INTEREST IN THE EXHIBITS.
+ IN ONE ESTATE, FOR EXAMPLE, AROUND 30 PER CENT OF THE RESIDENTS INSPECTED THE SAMPLES, AND IN ANOTHER, WHERE RUBBER TUBING LEAKAGE HAD LED TO AN LPG EXPLOSION LAST YEAR, 165 PIECES OF SUB-STANDARD TUBING WERE REPLACED, HE SAID.
HE RECALLED THAT THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE RESIDENTS CONCERNED THE DURABILITY OF APPROVED TUBING, COST OF REPLACEMENT AND NAMES OF AUTHORISED LPG DEALERS.
+IN VIEW OF THE ENCOURAGING RESPONSE, WE ARRANGED FOR THE TUBING SAMPLES TO BE DISPLAYED FOR A LONGER PERIOD, HE SAID.
APART FROM THE DISPLAY OF SAMPLES, NOTICES ARE PUT UP IN ESTATE OFFICES AND NEWSLETTERS DISTRIBUTED TO TENANTS, ADVISING THEM ON THE PRECAUTIONS THEY SHOULD TAKE TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF LPG RUBBER TUBING,
ALSO, POSTERS AS WELL AS TELEVISION AND RADIO API'S (ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST) HAVE BEEN PRODUCED, DRAWING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THE COMMON FAULTS IN RUBBER TUBING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER MAINTENANCE.
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