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HE SAID ERODED PARTS OF THE SLOPES WOULD BE REINSTATED AND THE CHANNELS CONCERNED WOULD BE RECONSTRUCTED TO IMPROVE THEIR DRAINAGE CAPACITY.
THE DRAINAGE CHANNELS WILL ALSO BE KEPT IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION BY REGULAR MAINTENANCE, HE SAID.
HE SAID ALONG WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FLOODING INCIDENT, CUT SLOPES BEHIND ALPINE GARDEN HAD BEEN FULLY INSPECTED AND THE DESIGNS REVIEWED.
THE
"IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THESE SLOPES MEET THE CURRENT STANDARDS OF STABILITY AND SAFETY, AND THEY POSE NO DANGER ΤΟ LIFE EVEN DURING EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL," MR BLAKE SAID.
AN
INTERIM REPORT, WHICH DOCUMENTED THE FACTUAL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE INVESTIGATION, WAS PREPARED IN EARLY DECEMBER 1993, MR BLAKE SAID, ADDING THAT A FINAL REPORT, WHICH PRESENTED THE FULL FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION, WAS NEARING COMPLETION.
NO VIEWS ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
SINCE THE GAZETTAL OF GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO A SECTION OF THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE IN JULY LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED NO VIEWS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE GUIDELINES.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG, MR SUEN ALSO SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO APPLICATION FROM ANY BUILDING MANAGER FOR EXCLUSION FROM TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT BY OWNER'S CORPORATIONS.
SCHOOLS NURSING
PROPOSALS ON NURSING PROVISION IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS
A REVIEW BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG SPECIAL COUNCIL HAS PROPOSED MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF STAFF IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND
WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SZETO WAH, MRS WONG SAID THE PROPOSALS WERE BASED ON THE SIZE OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN JUSTIFIED.
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