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FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1974

THE BILL SEEKS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION AND TO ENSURE THAT THE OBJECTS OF SPEED AND INFORMALITY IN THE TRIBŪNAL ARE NOT DEFEATED BY VEXATIOUS OR GROUNDLESS APPEALS.

MR. WONG CONTINUED THAT THREATENING OR INSULTING EXPRESSIONS OR BEHAVING IN AN INSULTING MANNER IN THE PRESENCE OF A PRESIDING OFFICER WERE SOMETIMES EXPERIENCED DURING A TRIBUNAL PROCEEDING.

IN ORDER TO CONTROL EFFECTIVELY THE PROCEEDINGS, THE BILL EMPOWERS A PRESIDING OFFICER TO PUNISH SUMMARILY PERSONS WHO COMMIT CONTEMPT. AS A RESULT, A PRESIDING OFFICER WILL BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THE PAYMENT OF ANY FINE, OR TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT, IMPOSED BY HIM.

NIGHT WORK ON ABERDEEN PILOT TUNNEL

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NIGHT WORK PERMITS HAVE BEEN GRANTED, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO ENABLE WORK ON THE ABERDEEN PILOT TUNNEL TO BE GARRIEND OUT 24 HOURS A DAY AT BOTH ENDS AT HAPPY VALLEY AND WONG

CHUK HANG.

AN EXEMPTION ORDER DESIGNED TO EXCLUDE THESE TWO AREAS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 13 OF THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE IS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. UNDER THIS SECTION, IT IS AN OFFENCE TO MAKE A NOISE CALCULATED TO DISTURB THE PUBLIC TRAN QUILLITY OR TO ANNOY ANY PERSON BETWEEN 11 P.M. AND 6 A.M.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT THE WORKS WOULD CAUSE DISTURBANCE TO RESIDENTS IN VIEW OF THE RELATIVELY ISOLATED NATURE OF THE PORTAL POSITIONS WHICH ARE SITUATED AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS.

+MOREOVER, MOST OF THE WORK WILL BE TAKING PLACE INSIDE THE TUNNEL ITSELF AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DISTURBANCE IS THEREFORE REMOTE.+

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY ORDER WORK TO BE STOPPED IF HE CONSIDERS THAT THE NOISE CREATED BY THE WORKS IS CAUSING UNNECESSARY DISTURBANCE AND ANNOYANCE TO THE PUBLIC.

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ONE OF THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE EXEMPTION ORDER, WHICH COMES INTO EFFECT TODAY UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 1974, STIPULATES THAT THE SOUND LEVEL GENERATED FROM ALL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT BE REDUCED TO 50 DECIBELS, MEASURED OUTSIDE THE NEAREST OCCUPIED PROPERTY WHEN WORK IS CARRIED OUT BETWEEN 8 P.M. AND 6 A.M.

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NEVERTHELESS, PILING WORKS OF ANY SORT WITHIN THE SCHEDULED AREAS AS WELL AS BLASTING OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF THE TUNNEL ARE STILL PROHIBITED BETWEEN 8 P.M. AND 6 A.M. AND BETWEEN 11 P.M. AND 6 A.M. RESPECTIVELY.

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UNDER A CONTRACT LET BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT LAST FEBRUARY, THE CONTRACTOR, GAMMON (HK) LTD. IS TO DRIVE A HEADING 340 METRES LONG FROM A PORTAL POSITION IN THE COLONIAL CEMETERY, HAPPY VALLEY, AND A SECOND HEADING 600 METRES LONG. FROM THE SITE OF THE SOUTHERN PORTAL IN THE WONG CHUK HANG AREA.

THE WORK ON THE PILOT TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

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