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AS TO THE TSING YI ISLAND RISK REASSESSMENT REPORT 1989, MR BARNES SAID THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNED MAINLY THREE SUBJECTS IMPROVEMENTS IN LAND USE PLANNING, ADOPTION OF TECHNICAL IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE INSTALLATIONS ON TSING YI, AND VARIOUS TECHNICAL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO REDUCE TRANSPORT RISKS,
**ON LAND USE PLANNING, THE CONSULTANTS CONFIRMED THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS INSTALLATIONS (PHI) DEVELOPMENT EAST OF THE TSING YI MAIN RIDGELINE AND THAT THE RIDGELINE SHOULD BE VIGOROUSLY MAINTAINED TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL BARRIER BETWEEN PHI'S AND MOST OTHER DEVELOPMENT, BARNES SAID.
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"THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW DISCUSSING WITH THE OPERATORS OF INSTALLATIONS TO PERSUADE THEM TO ADOPT THE TECHNICAL SAFETY MEASURES, SUCH AS INSTALLATION OF GAS LEAKAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
"TO REDUCE TRANSPORT RISKS, THE GOVERNMENT IS EXAMINING IN DETAIL THE PRACTICABILITY OF THE CONSULTANTS' RECOMMENDATIONS.
"AS A START, LPG VEHICLES WILL BE GIVEN SPECIAL APPROVAL то FOLLOW A SHORTER ROUTE OFF THE ISLAND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
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MR BARNES ADDED THAT TO ENSURE THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY, AN AD HOC INTER-DEPARTMENTAL STEERING GROUP HAD BEEN SET UP UNDER THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH TO MONITOR PROGRESS OF THE FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS.
AS TO THE 1982 TSING YI HAZARD POTENTIAL STUDY, MR BARNES SAID THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS WERE THAT THE RISKS то THE RESIDENTIAL POPULATION NEAREST TO MOBIL'S OIL INSTALLATION ON EAST SHOULD BE REDUCED; THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF TSING YI SHOULD BE AND THE LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS ON SHOULD BE RE-CONSIDERED.
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MR BARNES S .ID A NUMBER OF MEASURES HAD BEEN GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMLNT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE SHELVING OF DEVELOPMENT OF PHASE THREE OF MAYFAIR GARDENS, MEASURES ΤΟ REDUCE THE RISK FROM THE MOBIL DEPOT AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF TSING YI.
ON LAND USE PLANNING, CONSULTATION ZONES HAD BEEN DEFINED FOR EACH HAZARDOUS INSTALLATION WITHIN WHICH OTHER NEW CONSTRAINED, MR BARNES SAID.
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