THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1989
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PERCUSSIVE PILING NOISE CONTROLS TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW
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THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE RELATING CONTROL OF NOISE FROM PERCUSSIVE PILING WORKS WILL COME INTO OPERATION TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY THAT FROM TOMORROW ANYONE WHO CARRIED OUT PERCUSSIVE FROM THE PILING OPERATIONS WOULD REQUIRE A CONSTRUCTION NOISE PERMIT DEPARTMENT.
HAVING
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THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR AN OFFENCE OF NOT
NOISE PERMIT CONSTRUCTION
OR IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE PERMIT $100,000 FOR SECOND CONDITIONS IS $50,000 FOR FIRST CONVICTION, AND SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, WITH A MAXIMUM DAILY FINE OF $10,000 FOR
CONTINUING OFFENCE.
COMPLAINTS ON PERCUSSIVE PILING NOISE CAN BE LODGED WITH POLICE STATIONS FOR PROMPT ACTION.
LOCAL
APPLICATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN
ON THE PERCUSSIVE PILING PERMIT SAID THE EPD HAD SO FAR 18SUED 85 PERMITS.
OF THESE. 46 PERMITS STIPULATED THREE HOURS AS THE DAILY STIPULATED FIVE HOURS AND THE MAXIMUM OPERATING LIMIT, 12 PERMITS
FULL 12 HOUR PERIOD REMAINING 27 PERMITS ALLOWED OPERATION FOR THE FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM.
THE
ADDED SPOKESMAN
THAT WITH THE
OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PERCUSSIVE PILING PROVISIONS, ALL MAJOR
NOISE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTROL ORDINANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO OPERATION THIS YEAR.
MAY
ENQUIRIES ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE
THE EPD ON THE BE MADE TO THE NOISE CONTROL GROUP OF
27TH FLOOR, HONG KONG. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER SOUTHORN CENTRE. 130 HENNESSY ROAD,
IS 5-8351124.
MARGINAL DECLINE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN INJURY AND DEATH HAVE CONTINUED TO DROP MARGINALLY OVER THE PAST NINE MONTHS.
THE LATEST TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIGURES RELEASED {THURSDAY) SHOWED THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS DECREASED BY 2.1 PER CENT 4.154.WHILE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED DROPPED BY 4.3 CENT TO 5.552. COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR.
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