SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1991

"THIS WILL PREVENT VEHICLES FROM

OF A VEHICLES AT THE FRONT IN THE EVENT EXPLAINED.

UNDER-RUNNING INTO

THE

THE COLLISION,"

SPOKESMAN

TRAPPED BEING

FIT

FROM "TO PREVENT MOTOR CYCLISTS OR PEDESTRIANS BETWEEN THE AXLES IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISON, IT IS COMPULSORY TO SIDEGUARDS,' HE ADDED.

THIS

ון

APPLIES

TO

GOODS

REQUIREMENT

VEHICLES WHICH HAVE A HAVE A PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT EXCEEDING 5.5 TONNES AND WHICH

TWO CONSECUTIVE AXLES EXCEEING DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTRES OF ANY THREE METRES.

EXCEEDING

TWO CONSECUTIVE

TRAILERS WHICH HAVE A PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT TWO TONNES AND A DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTRES OF ANY AXLES EXCEEDING THREE METRES; AND SEMI-TRAILERS WHICH HAVE A PERMITTED AND DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT EXCEEDING TWO TONNES

CENTRE OF THE KING-PIN CENTRE OF ITS FIRST AXLE AND THE

EXCEEDING 4.5 METRES MUST ALSO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.

CATEGORIES "CERTAIN

OF VEHICLES ARE EXEMPTED

OF THE REQUIREMENTS ON GROUNDS

SPACE CONSTRAINTS AND AND REQUIREMENTS,

DETAILS OF WHICH DEPARTMENT'S VEHICLE EXAMINATION DIVISION.

ARE OBTAINABLE

FROM THE. OPERATIONAL

FROM

THE

"FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS IS LIABLE TO A OF $10,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FINE

NEW PUBLIC WORKS CENTRAL LABORATORY SET UP

A NEW PURPOSE-BUILT PUBLIC WORKS CENTRAL

LABORATORY HAS BEEN

WIDE RANGE OF MATERIAL TESTING SET UP AT KOWLOON BAY TO PROVIDE A SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG.

"

A FLOOR AREA OF 3,500 SQUARE "THE NEW LABORATORY OCCUPIES

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE METRES AND COSTS ABOUT $50 MILLION TO SET UP, CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CESD) SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE SECRETARY AND REPLACES FARM ROAD

THE NEW LABORATORY WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY FOR WORKS, MR KENNETH KWOK WAI-KAT, ON FRIDAY (JULY 19) FACILITIES PREVIOUSLY LOCATED AT JAVA ROAD IN NORTH POINT, IN KOWLOON CITY, AND MOUNT BUTLER IN QUARRY BAY.

OF SOILS,

TECHNICALLY CONCRETE,

"IT HOUSES A LARGE NUMBER EQUIPMENT FOR THE TESTING OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

"APART FROM

OF

DEPARTMENTS, THE

ARCHITECTS AND

NEW ENGINEERS

PROVIDING

LABORATORY

FOR

OF

ITEMS BITUMEN AND

ADVANCED STEEL,

SERVICES

FOR GOVERNMENT

OFFERS TESTING

SERVICES

ΤΟ ON A

TESTING

ALSO PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS NON-PROFIT MAKING BASIS,' THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

/THE CENTRAL

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