THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1992
"WE CAN NOW RECOGNISE EVEN MORE NEEDS FOR SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, THAT IN THE PAST WE SIMPLY COULD NOT AFFORD.
"THE GOVERNMENT'S ASSISTANCE HAS GROWN, BUT SO HAS THE ABILITY OF AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY FURTHER NEEDS, AND THEREFORE REQUIRE THE CHEST'S HELP TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME, SHE SAID.
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TURNING TO FUND RAISING THIS YEAR, LADY WILSON SAID THE CHEST, WITH THE SUPPORT OF COUNTLESS DONORS, HAD SET A NEW RECORD FOR TOTAL FUNDS DONATED.
"THE TARGET OF $120 MILLION WAS EXCEEDED BY A 16% INCREASE IN DONATIONS OVER LAST YEAR'S TOTAL," SAID LADY WILSON, ADDING THAT THE CHEST IN FACT MANAGED TO RAISE $132 MILLION THIS YEAR.
"WITH SUCH EXCELLENT RESULTS, WE SHALL BE ABLE TO MEET MOST, THOUGH NOT ALL, THE REQUESTS FOR FUNDS FROM MEMBER AGENCIES NOW NUMBERING 120.
PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE
CHEST, LADY WILSON SAID CLEARLY REFLECTED THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG.
ITS SUCCESS
GENEROSITY
"BUT IT ALSO REFLECTS HONG KONG PEOPLE'S INCREASING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN HELPING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THAN OURSELVES,' SHE CONCLUDED.
It
NOISE LEVEL AT CHEUNG CHING ESTATE CLARIFIED
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PLANNING, GROSSLY
IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT IT IS
CHEUNG CHING ESTATE, UNTRUE THAT THE NOISE LEVEL IN SOME UNITS IN TSING Yİ SEVERELY AFFECTED BY TRAFFIC NOISE GENERATED FROM TSING YI SOUTH BRIDGE, WILL STAY ABOVE THE ACCEPTABLE STANDARD
AIR-CONDITIONERS ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES IN THE FORM OF INSULATION OF WINDOWS, ARE PROVIDED.
DUPLICATE AFTER AND
THE SPOKESMAN SAID NOISE ASSESSMENT STUDIES SHOWED THAT SOME OF EXPOSED TO NOTSE THE MOST ADVERSELY AFFECTED UNITS COULD STILL BE
MEASURES ARE LEVELS OF 73 78 DB(A) AFTER DIRECT NO1SE MITIGATION INSTALLED.
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THE
NOISE
EXTERNAL
MEASUREMENT WALL OF A BUILDING.
AWAY METRE IS MADE AT ONE THIS. IN NO WAY, MEANS THAT LEVEL INSIDE A UNIT WILL BE AT THIS LEVEL.
FROM THE THE NOISE
IN FACT,
AIR-CONDITIONERS AND
WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE INSULATION OF WINDOWS, THE NOISE LEVEL INSIDE A UNIT WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED TO BELOW THE ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF 70 DBIA), AS SET THE HONG KONG PLANNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.
OUT IN
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT MANAGER OF TSUEN WAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE WITH RESIDENTS OF CHEUNG THE NOISE MITIGATION CHING ESTATE IN RESPECT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF
MEASURES.
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