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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1993
MR BLAKE SAID OTHER SLOPES WITHIN THE TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG DISTRICTS NOT OCCUPIED BY SQUATTERS WERE SUBJECT ΤΟ NORMAL SLOPE FAILURE PREVENTIVE MEASURES SIMILAR TO THOSE ADOPTED IN OTHER AREAS IN THE TERRITORY.
"THESE INCLUDE CHECKING OF GEOTECHNICAL DESIGNS OF NEW SLOPES BY GEO, INVESTIGATION FOLLOWED BY ANY NECESSARY IMPROVEMENT WORKS FOR EXISTING SLOPES UNDER THE LANDSLIP PREVENTIVE MEASURES PROGRAMME, AND THE INITIATION OF STATUTORY ACTIONS TO HAVE THE WORKS DONE BY THE OWNERS FOR SLOPES ON PRIVATE LAND, MR BLAKE SAID.
IN THE EVENT OF LANDSLIP AND FLOODING, MR BLAKE SAID EMERGENCY STAFF OF DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE MOBILISED TO WITH THE SITUATION.
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CONTINGENCY MEASURES ARE CARRIED OUT BY THE POLICE, THE SERVICES, THE DRAINAGE SERVICES, THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, HIGHWAYS, THE INFORMATION SERVICES, THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTS, THE GOVERNMENT LAND TRANSPORT AGENCY, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING OFFICE, THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, THE GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE AND THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
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GOVT AND TDC OVERSEAS OFFICES PLAY COMPLEMENTARY ROLE
THE GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICES (ETOS) AND THE OVERSEAS OFFICES OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (TDC) COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER IN PROMOTING HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS TRADE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, SAID.
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A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAU SAID THE FUNCTION OF THE ETOS IN COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WAS DISTINCT FROM THE TRADE PROMOTION WORK CARRIED OUT BY TDC'S OVERSEAS OFFICES.
THE FORMER DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE HOST COUNTRIES OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, WHILE THE LATTER DEALS MAINLY WITH BUSINESS ENTITIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HE SAID.
THE ETOS ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S EXPORTS TO THEIR HOST COUNTRIES ARE NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, OR OBSTRUCTED, BY GOVERNMENT MEASURES THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF GATT OR ANY BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE HOST COUNTRY.
THE TDC'S OVERSEAS OFFICES HELP HONG KONG TRADERS DEVELOP AND SECURE A RECEPTIVE AND GROWING MARKET IN THE HOST COUNTRIES.
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"THUS THE MAIN THRUST OF THE ETOS' COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND THEIR INTERLOCUTORS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF THE TDC, MR SAID.
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