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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1988
"THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED IN THE MAIN BY THE ESTABLISHING OF DETAILED CONTROL CRITERIA, MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES, AND OTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS TO BE CONTAINED IN REGULATIONS, AND ALSO TECHNICAL MEMORANDA WHICH BECAUSE OF ITS IMPORTANCE WILL HAVE TO BE TABLED IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND AMENDED BY THE COUNCIL IF SUCH
IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST."
EQUIPMENT IN
NOTING THAT NOISE CAUSED BY AIR-CONDITIONING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS USED BY RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS LICENSED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF COMPLAINT BY RESIDENTS LIVING IN NEARBY BUILDINGS, HE URGED THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TO DEPLOY ENOUGH STAFF TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY THIS TYPE OF NUISANCE.
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APART FROM SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL, HE ALSO AGREED WITH CLAUSE 25 OF THE BILL WHICH STATED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MUST BE CONSULTED BEFORE ANY REGULATIONS WERE MADE UNDER THE ORDINANCE.
"THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT A REASONABLE BALANCE STRUCK BETWEEN IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY,
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HE EXPLAINED.
WILL BE ECONOMIC
ALTHOUGH THE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT NOISE WAS NOT PART OF THE BILL, MR CHEONG-LEEN HOPED THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAMME `.. FOR THE SCHOOLS AROUND ΚΑΙ TAK AIRPORT TO HAVE DOUBLE-GLAZED WINDOWS INSTALLED WOULD BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN SEPTEMBER.
NOISE,
HE ALSO URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC WHICH HE SAID WAS GROWING MORE SERIOUS THAN EVER.
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TECHNICAL MEMORANDA SHOULD BE WRITTEN INTO LAW
THE TECHNICAL MEMORANDA ISSUED UNDER THE NOISE CONTROL BILL 1988 SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION SO THAT ANY FUTURE AMENDMENT REQUIRED THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, PROF THE HON C.K. POON SAID IN THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN OTHER WORDS, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WOULD NEED TO BE GAZETTED FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMENT, HE SAID.
TECHNICAL
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL, MR POON SAID UNDER CLAUSES 9 AND 10 THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE MIGHT AMEND THE MEMORANDA WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE COUNCIL..
/HOWEVER, HE