(b)
(c)
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Factors to determine which sites are suitable for the building of schools include the demand for school places in the catchment area, its size, accessibility, compatibility with neighbouring institutions, cost of site formation, availability of pubic transport, noise problems, air pollution and the presence if any of hazardous installations. The weight to be given to the noise factor depends on its severity relative to other factors.
An environmental review is conducted before any new school project is finalised. If the Education Department, on balancing all the factors mentioned in (a) & (b) above, decides to accept a site affected by noise problems, effort will be made to mitigate the noise impact by design, layout, double-glazing and other related measures.
End/Wednesday, July 12, 1995
Vehicles taken to scrapping yards
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Samuel Wong Ping-wai and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport, Mr Haider Barma, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council of:
(a)
(b)
the respective numbers of private cars, taxis, vans and minibuses which were taken to vehicle scrapping yards in each of the past three years; and
the respective percentages, by weight, of the vehicles which were recycled in the stripping process and those which were subsequently discarded in the Government's landfills?