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FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1985
MR P.E. BIRNEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON LAND SPORTS SAFETY 1995, SAID THAT WHILE THERE WERE MANY FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENTS IN OUTDOOR SPORTS, IGNORANCE OR SHEER LACK OF CARE, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH, TOPPED THE LIST.
+ IGNORANCE CAN BE REMEDIED, AND SO CAN THE LACK OF CARE+, HE ADDED.
MR BIRNEY SAID THAT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE COMMITTEE HAD TRIED TO GET THE SAFETY MESSAGE ACROSS TO YOUNG PARTICIPANTS OF LAND SPORTS.
+THIS YEAR, OUR TARGET IS THOSE GROUPS AND AGENCIES THAT ARE IN A POSITION TO INSTRUCT OR TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN LAND SPORTS, HE SAID,
A SEMINAR, WITH EXPERT SPEAKERS REPRESENTING INTERESTED SPORTING AGENCIES, AND AN EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 1, TO HIGHLIGHT THIS YEAR'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE LAND SPORTS SAFETY.
IMPROVEMENT WORK AT BEACHES UNDER WAY
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THE FIRST STAGE OF IMPROVEMENT WORK TO SOLVE POLLUTION PROBLEMS AT SEVERAL POPULAR BEACHES REPULSE BAY, HEUNG TO WAN IN SHEK O, STANLEY MAIN BEACH, TUNG WAN IN CHEUNG CHAU - WERE COMPLETED BEFORE THE CURRENT SWIMMING SEASON.
PROPOSALS FOR A SECOND STAGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME ARE BEING DRAWN UP BY THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE SWIMMING SEASON NEXT YEAR.
IN RESPONSE TO A SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION BY THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 29, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, UNDERTOOK TO PROVIDE A LIST OF BEACHES AFFECTED BY POLLUTING AND POTENTIALLY POLLUTING DRAINS AND THE STEPS BEING TAKEN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS.
MR CHAMBERS EXPLAINED, IN A REPLY TO MR YEUNG, THAT THERE WERE TWO TYPES OF DRAINS WHICH COULD AFFECT BEACHES: STORMWATER DRAINS WHOSE FUNCTION WAS TO CHANNEL SURFACE WATER TO AVOID FLOODING DURING WET SEASONS, AND SEWAGE OUTFALLS.
+REPULSE BAY, HEUNG TO WAN, STANLEY MAIN BEACH, DEEP WATER BAY AND TUNG WAN ARE AFFECTED TO VARYING DEGREES BY STORMWATER DRAINS WHICH DISCHARGE INTO THEM,+ HE SAID.
/+IN GENERAL,