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"PERSONALLY I AM IN FAVOUR OF THE AD RECOMMENDATION THAT ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE SHOULD HE ADDED.
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HAVING SAID THAT, MR ARCULLI SAID THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRESENT BILL DID NOT MERELY LIE IN THE FACT THAT THE JSC ADVISED GOVERNOR IN THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES BEFORE 1997, IT WOULD ALSO THE BASIS OF AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE SAR WHICH WOULD BY THEN ASSUME AN EXECUTIVE ROLE.
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WITH THIS IN MIND, HE HOPED THE CHANGES PROPOSED TODAY WOULD HELP UNDERLINE AND ENHANCE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE PRESENT AS WELL THE FUTURE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
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BETTER BUILDING CONTROL IN NORTHWESTERN NT
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THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, I. ENACTED, WILL PROVIDE BETTER CONTROL OVER THE GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF BUILDING WORKS IN THE KARST MARBLE AREA OF THE NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES, THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS TAKING THE RIGHT STEP TO EMPOWER THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO TIGHTEN GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OVER BUILDING WORKS IN THE NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES IN VIEW OF THE HIGHLY COMPLEX GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS OF THE REGION.
MR CHENG SAID HE AGREED THAT TO ENSURE SAFE DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE IN SUCH A GEOLOGICALLY COMPLEX AREA, A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE GEOLOGICAL FEATURES UNDERLYING THE SITE WAS ESSENTIAL.
"IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF GROUND INVESTIGATION PLANS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF GROUND INVESTIGATION WORKS," HE SAID.
AS THIS WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT AND WOULD TAKE EXTRA TIME FOR APPROVAL, MR CHENG SUGGESTED THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ADOPT A SENSIBLE APPROACH TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF THE GROUND INVESTIGATION PLANS.
"AFTER ALL, THE FINAL INVESTIGATION RESULTS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT WHICH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SUBMISSION OF THE FOUNDATION PLAN AT A LATER STAGE," HE SAID.
MR CHENG NOTED THAT THE BILL ALSO SOUGHT то EMPOWER THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
OF FOUNDATION WORKS.
HE SAID THERE WAS A NEED TO CONTINUE THE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD UNTIL AT LEAST THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF LOADS ALREADY IMPOSED ONTO THE FOUNDATION.
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