WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993
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CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR
DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT.
REPLYING ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON CHRISTINE LOH IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR SZE SAID THE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREPARATION OF THE RELEVANT REPORTS BY PREPARING AND SUBMITTING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT DRAFT REPORTS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG.
"THE DUE DATES FOR THE NEXT REPORTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS BOTH FALL IN JUNE
I 1994, HE SAID.
CENTRAL/MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR READY IN SEPTEMBER * * * * *
THE CENTRAL TO MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ΤΟ BE READY FOR USE IN LATE SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR KY YEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS MIRIAM LAU TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR YEUNG SAID TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF USERS AND ΤΟ PREVENT VANDALISM, THE ESCALATOR SYSTEM WOULD BE PATROLLED BY ATTENDANTS DURING THE OPERATING HOURS OF 6 AM TO 10 PM EACH DAY.
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HB SAID THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SYSTEM WOULD BE ACCOMMODATED IN A CONTROL ROOM ON CAINE ROAD WHERE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE WHOLE SYSTEM BY CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION.
HE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO DIRECT USERS AND ISSUE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS THROUGH A PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM.
BOTH THE CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM AND THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE POLICE REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE, HONG KONG ISLAND.
MR YEUNG SAID WATCHMEN WOULD BE DEPLOYED TO PREVENT VANDALISM OUTSIDE OPERATING HOURS.
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A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF A USERS GUIDE TO THE SYSTEM, LEAFLETS, POSTERS AND PRESS RELEASES, 15 BEING ORGANISED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE USE OF THE NEW SYSTEM, MR YEUNG SAID.
NOTICES WOULD ALSO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED AT ENTRANCES TO THE SYSTEM ADVISING THE PUBLIC ON ITS SAFE USAGE, HE ADDED.
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