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"Under the revised standards and guidelines, the provision of parking facilities for major land uses including public and private residential, commercial and industrial developments have been raised.
"New parking standards have also been prepared for new land uses including industrial/office and sandwich class housing developments," he said.
The new standards and guidelines are set out in a new Table 11 of the revised chapter. No major changes have been made to the remainder of the chapter which covers standards and guidelines for roads, public transport terminals and rail facilities.
Copies of the updated Chapter Eight are being printed and will be available for sale by the end of this year.
In the mean time, the revised standards and guidelines of Chapter Eight are available for inspection at the Planning Information and Technical Administration Unit of the Planning Department, 16th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong.
HKPSG comprises a series of 11 chapters, each of which is devoted to a particular aspect of land use or facility. They are being sold on an individual chapter basis at the Government Publications Centre, ground floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
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Precautionary measures against food-borne diseases
The Department of Health today (Sunday) called on members of the public to adopt proper food hygiene practices when having hotpots in winter.
In making the appeal, the Assistant Director of Health (Hygiene), Dr Leung Pak-yin, warned the general public of the possible food-borne diseases such as food poisoning and hepatitis A.
"Staff of food establishments should always observe hygiene practices in preparing food for hotpots," Dr Leung said,
"Customers, on the other hand, should make sure that food items are thoroughly cooked before consumption."