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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1974

CONTROLS ON AMUSEMENT VEHICLES ADEQUATE

THE PRESENT CONTROLS OVER HECHANICAL DEVICES AND VEHICLES USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES IN AMUSEMENT PARKS ARE CONSIDERED ADEQUATE, AND IT IS NOT INTENDED IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE TO INTRODUCE FURTHER MEASURES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEUIS DAVIES, SAID TODAY.

HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. JOYCE SYMONS WHO ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBLITY OF FURTHER PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

MR. DAVIES POINTED OUT THAT THE EXISTING CONTROLS REQUIRE A PLACE OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENCE TO BE ISSUED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL ON THE ADVICE OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND AN ANNUAL PERMIT FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

+NO PERMIT IS IN FACT ISSUED UNLESS A LICENCE HAD FIRST BEEN ISSUED, HE SAID.

+A CONDITION OF THE PERMIT, HE EXPLAINED, +IS THAT THE HOLDER REGULARLY AT INTERVALS OF NOT LESS THAN ONE WEEK INSPECTS, OVERHAULS AND CARRIES OUT SUCH WORK AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE GOOD WORKING ORDER OF ALL MECHANICAL DEVICES.+

THE HOLDER, MR. DAVIES ADDED, SHOULD ALSO RECORD THESE INSPECTIONS IN A REGISTER WHICH SHOULD BE PRODUCED FOR INSPECTION BY POLICE OFFICERS.

MORE LICENSED AREAS TO BE BUILT ******

THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT PLANS TO BUILD LICENSED AREAS FOR A FURTHER 39,000 PEOPLE DURING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, THE HON. IAN LIGHTBODY, TLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCH TODAY THE DECISION STEMMED FROM AN ASSESSED REQUIREMENT FOR 35,000 MORE SPACES, PLUS 4,000 SPACES FOR UNFORESEEN CONTINGENCIES.

ASKED BY THE HON. WILSON WANG WHAT PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER LICENSED AREAS TO ACCOMMODATE AN EARLIER TARGET OF 20,000 PEOPLE, MR. LIGHTBODY SAID NEW LICENSED AREA ACCOMMODATION FOR HALF THIS TARGET HAD BEEN PROVIDED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF 1973/74.

+DURING THE PRESENT QUARTER CAPRIL TO JUNE) VE HOPE TO COMPLETE MORE NEW LICENSED AREAS FOR 11,000 PERSONS, SO BEATING OUR DECLARED TARGET BY ABOUT 1,000 SPACES, BUT ADMITTEDLY SLIPPING BACK BY A MONTH OR SO IN OUR TIMETABLE,+ HE SAID.

HE ADDED THAT THE 11,000. SPACES WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TARGET OF 39,000 SPACES TO BE COMPLETED THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.

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