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Tuesday, November 7, 1972

(d) The maintenance contractor's arrangements for dealing

with emergencies are carefully examined and his responsibilities explained to him by a chief engineer.

(e)

All outdoor staff are briefed on their duties in the event of typhoons or other emergencies.

During each wet season these measures are repeated, as necessary,

after periods of heavy rain. Special attention is also paid to areas known

to be subject to slips, and road inspections are carried out at regular

intervals throughout the year.

usual.

The spokesman said these measures were carried out this year as

Moreover, since the rainstorms, special attention has been paid to slopes,

embankments and drainage conditions in the vicinity of certain licensed and

squatter areas,

A report was made to the Resettlement Department advising where it

was considered that a definite danger of landslide, or flood existed,

The spokesman said that most of these areas have been or are being

evacuated.

Some 22,000 people affected by the June rainstorms have been given

public housing'in Kowloon and are now moving into their new homes,

The spokesman said there were some sites where, although a visual

inspection indicated no immediate danger, there remains some degree of risk,

the magnitude of which can only be determined from a detailed site investigation

of ground conditions and consulting engineers have been appointed for this work.

The spokesman