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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1992
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REGULATIONS WILL BE MADE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OPERATE AND MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS WILL NOT BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT UNTIL SUFFICIENT TRAINED PERSONNEL ARE AVAILABLE.
IN THE EVENT THAT A PROPERTY OWNER HAS FAILED TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED WORKS ON WASTEWATER CONNECTION FACILITIES WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME, THE NEW EMPOWER THE GOVERNMENT TO CARRY OUT THE WORKS FROM HIM.
OR PRIVATE TREATMENT REGULATIONS WILL ALSO AND RECOVER THE COST
THE GOVERNMENT CAN ALSO CREATE BASEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS, DRAINS AND RELATED WORKS.
COMPENSATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE LOSS OF VALUE OF LAND DUE TO THE CREATION OF AN EASEMENT AND DAMAGE CAUSED DURING ENTRY INTO PROPERTY OR THE CARRYING OUT OF WORKS.
THE AMENDMENT BILL WILL BE TARLED IN THE NEXT MONTH FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
CAMERAS TO DETECT RED LIGHT JUMPING
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL INSTALL
CAMERAS
ROAD JUNCTIONS WHERE RED LIGHT JUMPING IS FOUND TO BE TO DETECT VEHICLES IGNORING RED LIGHT SIGNALS.
AT SIGNALISED MOST FREQUENT
SCHEME WHICH ENGINEER OF
THE CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED UNDER A ONE-YEAR PILOT WILL START NEXT MONTH TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY, THE SENIOR THE ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR CHING KAM-CHEONG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
EXPLAINING DETAILS OF THE SCHEME, MR CHING SAID THE CAMERAS WOULD BE INSTALLED ROTATIONALLY AT ROAD JUNCTIONS WHERE RIGHT-ANGLED COLLISIONS WERE FREQUENT.
LAST YEAR, 2,932
ACCIDENTS OCCURRED AT
SIGNALISED ROAD
JUNCTIONS, OF THESE, ABOUT 12 PER CENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE ΤΟ RED LIGHT JUMPING, MR CHING SAID,
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"RED LIGHT JUMPING IS A SERIOUS OFFENCE. DRIVERS OR VEHICLE OWNERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT ON FIRST CONVICTION AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS, MR CHING SAID.
INCURRED", HE SAID.
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POINTS
WILL ALSO BE
"IN ADDITION, THREE DRIVING-OFFENCE
THE SYSTEM COMPRISES THREE CRUCIAL ELEMENTS DETECTOR/SENSOR UNIT AND A CONTROL UNIT.
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A CAMERA UNIT,
A
/THE CAMERA