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Potentially hazardous installations studies
Following is a question by Rev the Hon Fung Chi-wood and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Up to December 1993, the hazard assessments, planning studies and action plans in respect of 11 potentially hazardous installations (PHIs) in the territory had not yet been completed. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether any PHIs other than the 11 mentioned above have been built since then, if so, how many;
of the 11 PHIs and new PHIS (if any), how many have gone through the three processes mentioned above; and when will the remaining PHIs be expected to complete these processes; and
whether there are any PHIs which require certain action plans such as the provision of additional safety devices or relocation?
Answer:
Mr President,
The answers to the three parts of the question are as follows:
(a)
Since December 1993, no new PHI has been built or put into operation.
(b)
(c)
Of the 11 PHIs referred in the question, the Shell Industrial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Store in Sham Tseng has completed the hazard assessment (HA), planning study (PS) and action plan (AP).
Of the remaining 10 PHIS, HA, PS and AP are in process, and are expected to be completed later this year or in early 1996.
In addition to the above, three PHIS (Government explosives depot on Stonecutters Island, LPG store in Butterfly Estate and LPG store in Kwong Fuk Estate) will be relocated. Another PHI (LPG/air mixing plant in Tuen Mun Area 16) will be de-commissioned in September 1995.
End/Wednesday, July 26, 1995