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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1992
HE
SAID THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE EMPOWERED THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (USD) AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (RSD) TO DEAL WITH NUISANCES ARISING FROM THE IMPROPER FUNCTIONING OF AIR-CONDITIONERS WHILE NOISE NUISANCES WERE DEALT WITH BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT UNDER THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE.
YEAR.
A TOTAL OF 4,678 COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY USD AND RSD LAST
THE MAJORITY OF THESE COMPLAINTS WERE ABOUT WATER DRIPPING FROM AIR-CONDITIONERS WITH ONLY ONE REGARDING INSULATION, MR EASON SAID.
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MORE MEASURES TO AVERT DEBRIS FALLING FROM EXPRESSWAYS
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ADDITIONAL MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO PREVENT DEBRIS FALLING FROM THE VIADUCTS OF EXPRESSWAYS IN TSUEN WAN AND SHAM TSENG.
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID THIS IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE MEASURES INCLUDED INSTALLING ONE-METRE-HIGH METAL PANELS ON TOP OF THE EXISTING 0.8-METRE-HIGH CONCRETE PARAPETS ON THE VIADUCT ABOVE HING SHING TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA IN TSUEN WAN AND 1.8- METRE-HIGH ALUMINIUM BOARDS AT THE EDGES OF THE VIADUCT ABOVE SHAM TSENG.
THE FREQUENCY OF ROAD SWEEPING ABOVE THE TWO LOCATIONS WOULD ALSO BE INCREASED, HE ADDED.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO EXISTING MEASURES BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT TO VACUUM SWEEP ALL EXPRESSWAYS THREE TIMES A WEEK TO REMOVE ANY DEBRIS.
MR LEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT THE POLICE REGULARLY PATROLLED ALL MAJOR ROADS AND EXPRESSWAYS AND TOOK ACTION AGAINST VEHICLES CARRYING
INSECURE LOADS.
"DURING THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, 3,908 DRIVERS WERE PROSECUTED FOR THIS OFFENCE, HE SAID.
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