FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1985
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NOISY FIRM ORDERED TO PAY MAXIMUM FINE AGAIN
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A PRIVATE FIRM HAS BEEN FINED THE MAXIMUM OF 2 000 FOR CAUSING NOISE NUISANCE THE SECOND TIME THAT THE FIRM HAS BEEN GIVEN THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR SUCH OFFENCE IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS.
GIVING EVIDENCE IN SOUTH KOWLOON MAGISTRACY, PROSECUTION OFFICER OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR, CHAN WA1-YEUNG, SAID THAT PRUDENTIAL ENTERPRISES LTD., OWNERS OF PRUDENTIAL CENTRE, NATHAN ROAD, YAU MA TEI, HAD BEEN CHARGED AND FINED FOR SIMILAR OFFENCES ON FOUR PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.
HE TOLD THE COURT THAT THE FIRM AS THE OWNER OF A VENTILATING PLANT INSTALLED IN THE BUILDING. TWO OF THE SIX COOL ING CONDENSERS OF THE PLANT HAD NOT YET BEEN TREATED WITH ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT AND THEY WERE PROHIBITED FROM OPERATION BY AN EARLIER COURT ORDER, HE SAID.
IN JULY THIS YEAR, HE CONTINUED, STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A NOISE SURVEY ON THE PREMISES, AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE BANNED COOLING CONDENSERS WERE IN OPERATION AND THAT THE NOISE LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE LIMIT.
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COMMENTING ON THE CASE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT OWNERS OF VENTILATING PLANTS MUST MAKE SURE NO NOISE NUISANCE WAS CAUSED BY THE IR MACHINES.
+TO ACHIEVE THIS, OWNERS APE ADVISED TO CARRY OUT REGULAR CHECKS OF THE PLANTS AND TO REPAIR THEM IF AND WHEN NECESSARY,+ HE ADDED.
SPECIAL CHILDREN'S PROJECT ORGANISED
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TO PROMOTE AN INTEREST IN LITERATURE AND BOOK-READING, A CHILDREN LITERATURE PROMOTION PROJECT WILL BE HELD FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN NEW TERRITORIES WEST STARTING TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE PROJECT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S ARTS SOCIETY, YAN OI TONG CENTRE, YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD.
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