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The Buildings Department and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department to review regulations on maintenance of Fire Resisting. Period for lift shafts, and on hot work during lift maintenance works.
The Labour Department to review fire safety procedures involving industrial activities such as welding process in non-industrial premises.
The spokesman said that the main parts of the two reports were released in full to the public today.
Acting upon legal advice, some appendices to the reports which contain witness statements are withheld. They will be produced to the Coroner or to a Commission of Inquiry if one is established.
"The conclusions of the reports represent the preliminary views of the reporting teams. They are based upon the information available at the date of completion of each report and may require modification to take account of a reassessment of that information or of further information that comes to light either before or during a coroner's inquest or a Commission of Inquiry," he said.
Copies of the reports will be made available to the families of the fire victims at a briefing session held by officers from the Security Branch, Fire Services Department, Home Affairs Department and Legal Aid Department.
Copies will also be deposited at all district offices for inspection by other interested parties.
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Official Secrets Bill gazetted today
The Official Secrets Bill, which will localise the provisions of the UK Official Secrets Acts currently applied to Hong Kong, was gazetted today (Friday).
A Government spokesman said, "We have consulted the Chinese side, through the Joint Liaison Group, on the Bill. Both sides have agreed that the Bill should proceed.
"The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council next Wednesday (December 18)."