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CS to attend regional summit in Japan
The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, will depart for Japan tomorrow (Friday) to attend the third Asia-Kyushu Regional Exchange Summit to be held in Fukuoka on the following day.
The Summit, with the theme "Creating 21st Century Asia Together - Role and Possibility of Regional Exchange", was initiated by Fukuoka Prefecture and other economic organisations in Kyushu.
It aims at promoting exchange, understanding and co-operation among countries in the region which are at different stages of development.
The Summit will be attended by mayors, governors and senior representatives of nine countries in the region, including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Mrs Chan will deliver a keynote speech.
She will return to Hong Kong on Sunday (November 3).
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New regulations to control construction noise
Further control on construction noise generated by construction activities will come into effect tomorrow (Friday).
Under the new regulations, noisy manual construction activities, such as hammering, scaffolding work, rubble disposal through metal chutes and the handling of steel bars, will come under control in designated areas during noise sensitive hours.
The noise sensitive hours are between 7 pm and 7 am on weekdays, and at any time during general holidays and Sundays.
Designated areas cover generally all major residential districts throughout the territory. Maps showing the designated areas are available for inspection in Local Control Offices of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).