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Accordingly, we do not see the need to introduce specific regulations to stipulate the safety standards for household glassware products and to require manufacturers to specify on their products the types of glass used and the level of durability measured in an impact-test.
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Relocation of methadone clinic
Following is a question by the Hon Fred Li Wah-ming and a written reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
The ten-year redevelopment programme for Kwun Tong Town Centre proposed by the Land Development Corporation includes the relocation of the methadone clinic at the Town Centre to Tsui Ping Estate nearby. As methadone clinics often bring nuisance to the community in which they are located, will the Government inform this Council:
(a) whether it will consult local community groups and residents in this regard; if so, what are the details; if not, why not;
(b) whether the Government will make alternative arrangements to set up the methadone clinic further away from Tsui Ping Estate in view of the worsening drug abuse problem in that Estate; and
(c) what long-term and interim measures the Government has adopted to tackle the drug abuse problem in the neighbourhood of Tsui Ping Estate?