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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY PROF THE HON FELICE LIEH MAK, DR LEE SAID: "THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IS IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE TO LABEL ALL DISPENSED MEDICINE.
"LABELLING IS NOW DONE THROUGH THE AUTHORITY'S PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIES SYSTEM OR BY OTHER MEANS.
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*THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY HAS PLANS TO EXTEND THE SYSTEM ON A
PROGRESSIVE BASIS. BY 1994, THE SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED IN FOUR MORE HOSPITALS AND NINE SPECIALIST CLINICS," HE ADDED.
AT PRESENT, LABELLING OF DRUGS IS PRACTISED BY FIVE EX- GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, 11 EX-SUBVENTED HOSPITALS AND ONE SPECIALIST CLINIC.
"EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO INTRODUCE LABELLING IN OTHER HOSPITALS AND SPECIALIST CLINICS," DR LEE SAID.
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STRUCTURE DESIGN REQUIRED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SETTLEMENT OF RECLAIMED AREA
UNDER THE BUILDING (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS, WHEN DESIGNING STRUCTURES ΤΟ BE LOCATED ON RECLAIMED LAND, IT IS NECESSARY TO FORECAST THE SETTLEMENT OF THE RECLAIMED AREA AND TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT IN THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN, THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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"SPECIFIED DESIGN STRESSES MUST NOT BE EXCEEDED, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY EFFECTS ARISING FROM SETTLEMENT OF THE RECLAIMED AREA, SAID MR BLAKE IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON GILBERT LEUNG KAM-HO.
BUILDING (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS APPLY ΤΟ SUPERSTRUCTURES WHETHER ON ORIGINAL GROUND OR ON NEW OR OLD RECLAMATIONS.
MR BLAKE POINTED OUT THAT IN THE PAST, AND NOW, COMMENCEMENT OF PILED FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDINGS FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETION OF RECLAMATION WORKS.
"NON-PILED STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROADS AND DRAINS CONSTRUCTED ON CONVENTIONAL RECLAMATION ABOUT TWO COMPLETION TO MINIMISE SETTLEMENT.
ARE NORMALLY YEARS AFTER
"THIS PERIOD CAN BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED BY USING SPECIAL METHODS TO ACCELERATE RECLAMATION SETTLEMENTS," HE SAID.
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THE RECLAMATION PROJECT FOR THE AIRPORT ISLAND AT CHEK LAP кок, MR BLAKE SAID THE AIRPORT ISLAND RECLAMATION WOULD BE FORMED BY REMOVAL OF THE SOFT MARINE MUD, AND CONTROLLED BACKFILLING WITH STABLE MATERIALS.
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