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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987

NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

THE PLANNING STAGE FOR NUISANCE GENERATED BY THE HON GRAHAM BARNES,

NOISE ASSESSMENTS ARE CARRIED OUT AT ALL MAJOR HIGHWAY PROPOSALS TO MINIMISE NOISE TRAFFIC, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

RESPONDING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON SAID, "THE MEASURES ADOPTED TO REDUCE NOISE NATURE OF THE PROJECT AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.

EDWARD HO, MR BARNES VARY DEPENDING ON THE

ROAD TO MOVE THE ERECTION OF OR EARTH

"THESE INCLUDE REALIGNMENT OR RELOCATION OF THE IT FURTHER AWAY FROM NOISE SENSITIVE BUILDINGS; AND BARRIERS, SUCH AS SCREEN WALLS, CONCRETE OR PERSPEX PANELS, BOUNDS TO SCREEN ADJACENT BUILDINGS.

OF SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT "THEY ALSO INCLUDE THE REPLANNING TO PROVIDE BUFFERS AGAINST THE TRAFFIC NOISE," MR BARNES SAID.

HE ADDED THAT NOISE ABATEMENT STUDIES HAD BEEN CARRIED A TOTAL OF 19 NEW TRUNK ROADS, INCLUDING THE KWUN TONG BY-PASS, 5, TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL AND THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.

OUT ON ROUTE

NO PLANS TO CONTROL SALE OF CORROSIVE ACIDS

SALE OF THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PLANS TO CONTROL THE CORROSIVE ACIDS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING

TO

A QUESTION

JEAFFRESON SAID

THE

FACT

WAS

BY THAT

THE

CHEUNG HON

ACIDS CORROSIVE

MR YAN-LUNG,

WERE USED

EXTENSIVELY IN INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG.

OF

11

SIX CASES WERE REPORTED

GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM,

"IN THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF 1987 THROWING A CORROSIVE FLUID WITH INTENT TO DO HE SAID.

FOUND THESE SERVED

MR JEAFFRESON ALSO SAID THAT WHILE THE GOVERNMENT CASES ABHORRENT, IT DID NOT CONSIDER THAT ANY PURPOSE WOULD BE BY CONTROLLING THE SALE OF CORROSIVE ACIDS, SUCH AS HYDROCHLORIC ACID.

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