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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1992
NEW SYSTEM TO IMPROVE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC HOUSING
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED A NEW MAINTENANCE PLANNING SYSTEM TO ENSURE REGULAR AND BETTER CO-ORDINATED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ITS PROPERTIES.
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THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM KUI-SHING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR EASON SAID THE SYSTEM, KNOWN AS CONDITION, APPRAISAL, REPAIR AND EXAMINATION, WOULD PRODUCE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AUTHORITY'S MAINTENANCE SERVICE.
FROM JANUARY 1990 TO JUNE THIS YEAR, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 9,970 COMPLAINTS OR REPORTS ON GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND A FURTHER 6,524 IN RESPECT OF BUILDING SERVICES INSTALLATIONS.
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"THE STATISTICS GIVEN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S STOCK OF ABOUT 845,000 UNITS, HE STRESSED.
DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THERE WAS ABOUT ONE REPORT FOR EVERY 100 FLATS.
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ON THE COMPLETION TIME FOR REPAIRS, HE SAID FOR WORK AND IN PARTICULAR CASES WHERE SAFETY WAS IMPORTANT, THE RESPONSE WAS IMMEDIATE.
"FOR NORMAL ROUTINE REPAIRS, RANGING FROM FIXING A DOOR LOCK TO WATER SEEPAGE, THE TIME TAKEN VARIES FROM AN HOUR TO A FEW WEEKS," MR EASON ADDED.
"HOWEVER, THE AUTHORITY HAS TAKEN ACTION TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME, TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WORK THROUGH IMPROVED SUPERVISION OF CONTRACTORS AND THE USE OF NEW CONTRACTORS' PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM.
"FOR EXAMPLE, OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, THE AVERAGE LIFT BREAKDOWN RATE HAS BEEN HALVED TO 0.5 BREAKDOWNS PER LIFT PER MONTH AND THE NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL RISER FAULTS HAS DROPPED FROM 770 IN 1990 TO ABOUT 300 SO FAR THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
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