XN000022-1979-05-15 — Page 2

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1979

FUEL.

GOVT DEPTS ADOPT SAVE FUEL MEASURES

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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE TAKING ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO SAVE

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT AIR- CONDITIONING UNIT THERMOSTATS HAVE BEEN SET AT 26 DEGREES CELSIUS OR ABOVE AND ALL NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTING SWITCHED OFF.

+IN SOME CASES LIGHT BULBS OR FLUORESCENT TUBES ARE BEING REMOVED, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SOME DEPARTMENTS HAVE APPOINTED OFFICERS TO MONITOR THE USE OF ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING AND THE OPERATION OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT

INCLUDING COPYING AND ADDING MACHINES.

LIGHTING AT THE CITY HALL HAS BEEN REDUCED AND FLOODLIGHTING OF URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT INDOOR GAMES HALLS, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS HAS BEEN CURTAILED OR SWITCHED OFF,

AT KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLOODLIGHTS HAVE BEEN SWITCHED OFF AND LIGHTING IN OFFICES, CORRIDORS, STAIRWAYS AND PUBLIC AREAS HAS BEEN REDUCED.

PERIMETER LIGHTING AND FLOODLIGHTING AT RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG'S BROADCAST DRIVE HEADQUARTERS HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF AND STRICT ECONOMY MEASURES ARE IN FORCE IN STUDIOS.

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HAS APPOINTED FUEL WARDENS TO ENSURE MAXIMUM ECONOMY IN THE USE OF LIGHTING AND AIR CONDITIONING.

IN ADDITION TO CAREFUL MONITORING OF REQUESTS FOR EXTRA TRAINS INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO DRIVERS TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY IDLING OF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES.

+MANY DEPARTMENTS ARE URGING THOSE STAFF WHO WOULD NORMALLY DRIVE PRIVATE CARS TO MAKE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE SAID THAT DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS SOCIAL WELFARE WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF STAFF WORKING CLOSELY WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE URGED STAFF TO TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY OF ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO SAVE FUEL.

+IN VIEW OF THE ADJUSTMENT TO AIR-CONDITIONER THERMOSTATS STAFF® ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO DRESS CASUALLY AND EVEN MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY ARE BEING ASKED TO DISCARD JACKETS AND TIES AS CIRCUMSTANCES PERMIT, HE ADDED.

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