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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1987
"THE GROGUIDE WILL BE INVALUABLE TO ENGINEERS, GEOLOGIST9 AND ARCHITECTS INVOLVED WITH PLANNING, EXECUTION AND SUPERVISION OF SITE INVESTIGATIONS FOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS AND BUILDING WORKS," DR BRAND
SAID.
"BECAUSE OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF SITE INVESTIGATION METHODS, IT SHOULD ALSO BE OF INTEREST TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS, PLANNERS, TEACHERS AND ACADEMICS.
HE EMPHASISED THAT GOOD SITE INVESTIGATION WAS A PREREQUISITE por safe AND ECONOMICAL LAND DEVELOPMENT.
"THE RAPID URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG OVER THE LAST 10 TO 20 YEARS HAS LED TO ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS OF INCREASING SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, VERY OFTEN IN DIFFICULT TERRAIN.
"IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT INVESTIGATION METHODS AND PRACTICES KEEP PACE WITH SUCH DEVELOPMENT.
"THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTO IN LOCAL SITE INVESTIGATION PRACTICE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND THE GROGUIDE SERVES AS A VERY CONVENIENT AND UP-TO-DATE SUMMARY OF ALL THE COMMONLY-USED METHODS," HE ADDED.
THE 362-PAGE
GEOGUIDE, WHICH INCLUDES AN EXTREMELY USEFUL APPENDIX ON SOURCES OF INFORMATION, 13 CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING IN CENTRAL. THE PRICE IS $40.
"A COMPANION DOCUMENT, GUIDE TO ROCK AND SOIL DESCRIPTION (GROGUIDE 3), WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY WHILE THE FIRST GROGUIDE, GUIDE TO RETAINING WALL DESIGN (GROGUIDE 1), PUBLISHED IN 1982, IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR REVISION," DR BRAND SAID.
BID TO CURB KOWLOON CITY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
PROMOTING ROAD
THE POLICE WILL PLACE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SAFETY IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER FOR KOWLOON CITY, MRS WONG LEUNG KAM-SHAN, SAID THIS AT THE DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CARNIVAL HELD AT THE ARGYLE STREET PLAYGROUND THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.
MRS WONG