WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1985
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POWER TO BAN UNSAFE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
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THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES WILL BE EMPOWERED TO BAN THE USE OR SALE OF ANY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE IF HE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE IT WILL PRESENT A DANGER TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
STATING THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID, +WE HOPE TO HAVE THE ENABLING BILL READY FOR CONSIDERATION BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EARLY NEXT YEAR.+
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PETER POON, MR JACOBS SAID IT WAS PLANNED THAT REGULATIONS WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO ENABLE STANDARDS TO BE IMPOSED FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF ELECTRICAL FITTING AND APPLIANCES.
THE REGULATIONS WILL BE PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION GOVERNING THE SAFE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY IN HONG KONG,
+WITH REGARD TO ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, IT IS INTENDED THAT A NEW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ORDINANCE AND REGULATION MADE THEREUNDER WILL ENABLE THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES TO SPECIFY CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF APPLIANCES, INCLUDING PLUGS AND CHAFING DISHES, WHICH WILL HAVE TO MEET PRESCRIBED MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS BEFORE THEY ARE PLACED ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC, HE SAID.
NOISE CONTROL BILL READY SOON
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A COMPREHENSIVE NOISE CONTROL BILL WAS BEING PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS SAID TODAY.
BUT LEGISLATION COULD NOT PROVIDE THE COMPLETE ANSWER TO ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE PROBLEMS, HE STRESSED.
REPLYING TO QUESTIONS BY THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN, MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT EXISTING LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS WERE REASONABLY EFFECTIVE IN DEALING WITH THE NOISE PROBLEMS TO WHICH THEY APPLIED.
GIVING AN EXAMPLE, HE SAID THAT THE BAN ON PILING WORK AT NIGHT WAS GENERALLY EFFECTIVE, AS WERE THE PERMIT CONTROLS ON NOYSE ON CONSTRUCTION WORK BETWEEN 7 PM AND 7 AM AND ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, UNDER THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE.
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