MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1983
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THERE WILL BE PROVISION IN THE NEW LEGISLATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE ALL ACCIDENTS ARISING FROM THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY.
ELECTRICAL FITTINGS, APPLIANCES AND DEVICES NOW USED OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HONG KONG ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MEET ANY LOCAL MANDATORY STANDARDS AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO IMPORT CONTROL.
+A HIGH PROPORTION OF FIRES OF ELECTRICAL ORIGIN IS ALMOST CERTAINLY DUE TO SUB-STANDARD ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ IT IS PROPOSED, THEREFORE, THAT THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL SHOULD BE GIVEN APPROPRIATE POWER TO MAKE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AND ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS FOR BOTH LOCALLY MANUFACTURED AND IMPORTED ELECTRICAL FITTINGS, APPLIANCES AND DEVICES.+
PROVISION WILL ALSO BE MADE TO DEAL WITH THE HAZARDOUS PROBLEM OF ELECTRICITY TAPPING.
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSALS WILL HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT DURING THE DRAFTING OF THE BILL, WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
YAUMATI FERRY TO BE OFFERED TSING YI SITE ******
THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED WILL BE OFFERED A SITE IN TSING YI TO RE-ESTABLISH ITS FACILITIES WHEN THE AREA IMMEDIATELY FRONTING ITS EXISTING SHIPYARD IN TAI KOK TSUI IS RECLAIMED LATER IN THE DECADE.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, MR JOHN TODD, AT THE LAUNCHING THIS MORNING OF THE FERRY +MAN KIT+ BY MRS TODD.
MR TODD SAID: +AS OFTEN HAPPENS IN HONG KONG THE NEED FOR URBAN EXPANSION AND THE PRESSURE ON LAND MEANS THAT FURTHER RECLAMATION IS NEEDED AND THAT LATER THIS DECADE THIS SHIPYARD WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO OPERATE IN THIS AREA.
+I AM VERY PLEASED THAT GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SITE IN NORTH TSING YI, WHICH I HOPE WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY AND WHICH WILL NOT ONLY ALLOW THE COMPANY TO RE-ESTABLISH ITS FACILITIES ON A NEW SITE BUT WHICH WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR THE FURTHER EXPANSION OF FACILITIES AND CAPACITY WHICH I AM SURE WILL BE NEEDED IN THE 1990'S.+
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MR TODD SAID MR LAU CHUN-KWOK, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD EARLIER IN A SPEECH DRAWN A RATHER GLOOMY PICTURE OF THE FUTURE OF FERRY SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
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