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Wednesday, April 11, 1973

FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION INTO RECENT POWER FAILURE IN PROGRESS

The Director of Public Works, the Hon. J.J. Robson said today he

was confident that the two electricity companies would take the necessary

measures to prevent a repetition of the recent widespread power failure in

Kowloon and the New Territories.

The China Light and Power Company was currently holding a full-scale

investigation into the power failure, he said and would keep the Government

informed of its findings.

Mr. Robson was speaking in the Legislative Council in reply to a

question by the Hon. P.C. Noo as to whether the Government would take steps

to ensure that similar failures would not occur again.

Both companies, said Mr. Robson, had always been aware of their

responsibility to provide the public with an adequate and reliable supply of

electricity, as shown by their records which "compare favourably with electricity

generating undertakings elsewhere."

The only control which Government had over the operations of the two

electricity companies, he added was through the Electricity Supply Ordinance and the associated Regulations.

These regulations were solely concerned with safety standards for the

protection of the public, he explained.

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