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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990
CULF DOES NOT CALL FOR "WHILE THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE
HAVE NEVERTHELESS EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AS SUCH, WE
FULLY PREPARED IN CONDUCTED A THOROUGH REVIEW TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
A THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A DETERIORATION OF THE SITUATION LEADING TO SEVERE SHORTAGE OF OIL PRODUCTS," MR BARNES SAID.
IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
RECENT GULF CRISIS AND THEY HAD BEEN THE OIL COMPANIES OVER THE
TENSIONS IN THE ASSURED BY THE COMPANIES THAT DESPITE THE POLITICAL
TO HONG KONG HAD REMAINED GULF REGION, THE SUPPLY OF OIL PRODUCTS UNAFFECTED.
OIL CRISES IN 1973 UPON OIL FOR
HE ADDED THAT FOLLOWING THE TWO PREVIOUS AND 1979, HONG KONG HAD NOW BECOME MUCH LESS DEPENDENT BASIC ENERGY REQUIREMENTS.
UTILISE OIL "NONETHELESS CERTAIN SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY STILL
AND TAXI8, AS THEIR SOURCE OF ENERGY. THESE INCLUDE THE BUS SERVICES
BLEACHING AND DYEING INDUSTRY, AND CERTAIN INDUSTRIES SUCH AS THE TOWNGAS USERS.
OIL PRODUCTS "THEREFORE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT SUPPLIES OF
THE ARE MAINTAINED AT ADEQUATE LEVELS, AND IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT
CODE OF PRACTICE OIL COMPANIES IN HONG KONG ARE OBLIGED TO FOLLOW A
SUPPLY WHICH REQUIRES THEM TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM RESERVE OF 30 DAYS OF THE ESSENTIAL FUELS, SAID MR BARNES,
MEASURES TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POWER FAILURES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES
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THE
MEASURES ΤΟ HOUSING THE HON
GOVERNMENT HAS BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM REMEDY THE PROBLEM OF POWER FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION IN PUBLIC ESTATES, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, GRAHAM BARNES, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG, MR BARNES SAID AN INTERIM REINFORCEMENT SCHEME WAS NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED.
THESE MEASURES WOULD BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 90 PER CENT OF 80 BUILDINGS MOST PRONED TO POWER FAILURES BEFORE NEXT SUMMER.
THE
THE REMAINING 10 PER CENT WILL BE DEALT WITH DURING THE SUMMER,
HE SAID.
AND
THE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
THE STANDBY EMERGENCY STRENGTHENED, MÅ BARNES SAID.
"THIS (THE SCHEME) INVOLVES LOAD SHARING BETWEEN RISING
RISERS, OF SOME ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION
INCIDENTS.'
MAINS WHICH SHOULD
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REPAIR
SERVICE
HAD
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BEEN
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