TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1993
TSING YI CRANE ACCIDENT REGRETTED
THE GOVERNMENT DEEPLY REGRETS THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF TWO WORKERS WHEN A CRANE COLLAPSED ON THE TSING YI SITE OF THE TSING MA BRIDGE PROJECT THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, WHO VISITED THE SITE WITH OFFICIALS OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO- ORDINATION OFFICE TO RECEIVE AN INITIAL BRIEFING ON THE ACCIDENT.
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"IT APPEARS THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE THE CRANE WAS BEING TESTED PRIOR TO USE, WITH A CERTIFIED CRANE SURVEYOR IN ATTENDANCE, MR BLAKE SAID.
"THE WORKERS, THE CRANE OPERATOR AND AN ELECTRICIAN, WERE IN THE CABIN OF THE CRANE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED,
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PERSONNEL FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE ON HAND TO INTERVIEW WITNESSES AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE TEST.
A DETAILED INVESTIGATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT TO ASCERTAIN EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
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OUTLYING ISLANDS SEWERAGE STUDY
A SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN STUDY BEGINS INVESTIGATE THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OF SEWERAGE FACILITIES ON THE OUTLYING ISLANDS,
TODAY (TUESDAY) то INADEQUATE PROVISION
THE AREAS TO BE STUDIED INCLUDE LANTAU, LAMMA, CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHAU AND OTHER SMALL ISLANDS IN THE VICINITY WHICH ARE LARGELY UNSEWERED EXCEPT FOR THE RURAL TOWNSHIPS ON CHEUNG CHAU, MUI WO, PENG CHAU AND TAI O.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WHICH COMMISSIONED THE STUDY SAID: "THE COASTAL WATERS AT SOME ENCLOSED BAYS SUCH AS SOK KWU WAN AND YUNG SHUE WAN OF LAMMA ISLAND AND WATERS AROUND PENG CHAU IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION.
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"IT IS CAUSED BY DOMESTIC SEWAGE BEING DISCHARGED ΤΟ THE COASTAL WATERS VIA WATERCOURSES AND SURFACE WATER SYSTEMS, HE SAID.
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HE SAID THE STUDY WOULD ASSESS THE ADEQUACY AND PERFORMANCE THE EXISTING SEWERAGE FACILITIES AND RECOMMEND REMEDIAL WORKS.
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"THE ASSESSMENT WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED FOR IMPROVING AND EXPANDING THE EXISTING FACILITIES то COPE WITH THE UNSEWERED AREAS AND THE DEVELOPMENTS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE RURAL TOWNSHIPS."
"A SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED AND A PRIORITISED PROGRAMME FOR PROGRESSIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NECESSARY ENGINEERING WORKS WILL BE PREPARED.'
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