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HOLIDAY CAMPS IN THE NE TERRITORIES
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NE. TERRITORIES, THE HON. DAVID AKERS-JOMES, SAID TODAY HE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO REPORT REAL PROGRESO 1. LOCATING SITES FOR HOLIDAY CAMPS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ISLANDS AITHIN THE NEXT FE. MONTHS.
HE WAS REPLYING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN HO ASKED ABOUT PROGRESS OF THE WORKING PARTY FORMED TO LOOK AT WHERE HOLIDAY CAMPS MIGHT BE ESTABLISHED.
MR. AKERS-JONES SAID HE REGRETTED THAT NO EFFECTIVE PROGRESS ON LOCATING SITES HAD EEET MADE BY THE WORKING PARTY, LECAUSE THE NEW TERRITORIES ADIE ISTRATIC' HAD VECESSARILY, DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BEEN CONCENTRATED CT. GIVINE THE COUNTRY
ON PARKS AUTHORITY SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE I ESTABLISHING AND IN GIVING LEGAL STATUS TO COUNTRY PARKS.
+ THE BOUNDARIES OF ALMOST ALL THE COUNTRY PARKS HAVE NOW BEEN ESTAEL ISHED AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT REAL PROGRESS IN LOCATING SITES FOR HOLIDAY CAMPSITI'. THE NEXT FE. MONTHS, + SAID MR. AKERS-JONES.
FIRE PREVENTION IN MULTI-STOREY FACTORY BUILDINGS
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE PRIORITY TO PREVENT OCCUPIERS OF MULTI- STOREY FACTORY BUILDINGS FROM IGNORING FIRE SERVICES REGULATIONS AND ALLOWING MATERIALS TO BE STORED IN CORRIDORS AND STAIRCASES.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. S.L. CHEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
MR. DAVIES SAID: THE STEPS WHICH ARE TAKEN ARE MAINLY BY INSPECTIONS BY THE STAFFS OF T. DEPARTMENTS.
HE ADDED THAT ARE DEVELOP ET IS THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED AGREEMENT WITH THE PLASTICS INDUST
THE TRODUCTION OF A CODE OF PRACTICE WHICH SHOULD HELP TO IMPROVE FIRE SAFETY I THIS INDUSTRY.
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