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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1988
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COVERS PROPOSED TO REDUCE FLYOVER NOISE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED THAT LIGHT-WEIGHT TRANSPARENT COVERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR FLYOVERS CARRYING A HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ADOLF HSV, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HILTON CHEONG-Leen, MR HSU SAID THE MEASURE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE NOISE PROBLEM, AND WAS LIKELY TO BE MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN CONCRETE COVERS.
"THE PRACTICABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF SUCH DESIGNS ARE BRING REVIEWED BY THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT AN ACTUAL EXPERIMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN CONDUCTED, HE SAID.
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HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN AGREED THAT TWO ELEVATED SECTIONS OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL APPROACH ROADS NEAR CHOI HUNG ESTATE AND RICHLAND GARDENS IN KOWLOON SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED WITH NOISE REDUCING ENCLOSURES.
"PLANS ARE IN HAND TO EVALUATE WHETHER THESE ENCLOSURES COULD BE MADE OF LIGHT-WEIGHT TRANSPARENT MATERIALS, MR HSU SAID.
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HE ADDED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WAS CONSIDERING THIS MATTER TOGETHER WITH THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.
RAIL WAGONS CLEANSED IN CHINA
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RAILWAY WAGONS ARE SENT BACK THE SAME DAY FOR CLEANSING IN CHINA AFTER UNLOADING OF LIVE PIGS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ADOLF HSU, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHAN YING-LUN, HSU SAID THE WAGONS USED то IMPORT LIVESTOCK FROM CHINA ON THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WERE NOT CLEANSED IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE INTENTION THAT THE UNLOADING OF LIVE PIGS NOW TAKING PLACE AT HO MAN TIN WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW SHEUNG SHUI ABATTOIR BY 1990.
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