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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1994
NOISE PROBLEMS CONSIDERED FOR HK STADIUM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAD ADVISED THAT THE USE OF THE HONG KONG STADIUM FOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC CONCERTS WOULD BREACH THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON FRED LI WAH-MING, MR BASON THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF CONCEPTION, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STADIUM, ITS INTENDED USE AS A MULTI-PURPOSE VENUE HAD CAUSED CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE NOISE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AMPLIFIED
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MUSIC CONCERTS.
HE SAID THE EPD HAD BEEN ASKED FOR ADVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND IT ADVISED THAT THE USE OF THE STADIUM FOR SUCH A PURPOSE WOULD BREACH THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE.
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MR EASON SAID! "FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN COMMENTING ON A ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ASSESSMENT COMMISSIONED BY THE ROYAL HONG JOCKEY CLUB, EPD ADVISED THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE CONSULTANT, IN MAY 1992, THAT THE REPORT WAS OVER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE NOISE IMPACT.
"EPD THEREFORE OBJECTED TO THE HOLDING OF AMPLIFIED MUSIC CONCERTS IN THE STADIUM.
"THE URBAN COUNCIL DECIDED TO TAKE UP THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW STADIUM IN JULY 1992 AND APPOINTED WEMBLEY INTERNATIONAL TO MANAGE THE STADIUM.
"WEMBLEY INTERNATIONAL SUBSEQUENTLY HELD A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH EPD TO DISCUSS THE NOISE PROBLEM.
"AN ACOUSTICS CONSULTANT FIRM WAS AL80 COMMISSIONED BY WEMBLEY INTERNATIONAL TO CARRY OUT A FURTHER ENVIRONMENT NOISE ASSESSMENT,
"THIS REPORT, COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1993, IDENTIFIED THE SAMP PROBLEMS AS THE PREVIOUS ONE.
"EPD AGAIN ADVISED THE STADIUM MANAGEMENT, IN EARLY FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, THAT NOISE FROM AMPLIFIED MUSIC CONCERTS WOULD CAUSE SEVERE DISTURBANCE TO NEARBY RESIDENTS AND THAT THE MANAGEMENT SHOULD THEREFORE IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL CONTROL MEASURES TO REDUCE NOISE LEVELS TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.
UNDERSTAND THAT WEMBLEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTED THE NOISE PROBLEM TO THE URBAN COUNCIL BOARD OF GOVERNORS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE STADIUM ON FEBRUARY 22 THIS YEAR,"
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