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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1988

MR KWAN POINTED OUT THAT THE FAILURE TO OBSERVE ANY PROVISIONS OF THE CODE SHOULD NOT OF ITSELF RENDER A PERSON LIABLE TO ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.

"HOWEVER, ANY SUCH FAILURE MAY IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING BE RELIED UPON BY ANY PARTY INVOLVED AS TENDING ΤΟ ESTABLISH OR NEGATE ANY LIABILITY WHICH IS IN QUESTION IN THAT PROCEEDING, HE SAID.

"WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT PEOPLE IN IN DETAIL AND ADOPT THE ADVICE THEMSELVES AND OTHER ROAD USERS.

CODE

THE TRADE WILL STUDY THE GIVEN FOR THE SAFETY OF

ISSUED A

PROVISIONAL CODE IN THE FROM THE GOODS VEHICLE

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR TO INVITE COMMENTS

INDUSTRY.

"WE MUST THANK THE TRADE FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS WHICH HELPED US IN PREPARING THE FINAL CODE, MR KWAN SAID.

OF COMPARED WITH THE PROVISIONAL CODE, THE CONTENT

THE FINAL CODE HAS BEEN MADE MORE COMPREHENSIVE, INCLUDING MORE ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF CRANES ON GOODS VEHICLES, ARRANGEMENTS OF

IN CONTAINERS AND THE SAFETY OF

PASSENGERS.

LOADS

OTHER ADVICE GIVEN INCLUDES SAFE AND PROPER WAYS OF POLES AND TRANSPORTING ENGINEERING PLANTS, LONG LOADS SUCH AS BAMBOO TIMBER, AND LOOSE BULK LOADS OF WASTE OR EXCAVATED MATERIAL.

WARNINGS CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENT OF LOADS, LOADING AND UNLOADING ON STEEP GRADIENTS, OBSTRUCTIONS ΤΟ FOOTPATHS BY GOODS WAITING TO BE LOADED, AND THE HAZARDS OF ROLLER LOADING DEVICES FITTED TO SOME VEHICLES ARE ALSO PROVIDED.

BESIDES THE CODE, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED A LEAFLET SUMMARISING THE ADVICE GIVEN IN THE CODE FOR QUICK AND SIMPLE REFERENCE.

COPIES OF THE LEAFLET WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SHORTLY TO THE TRADE THROUGH VARIOUS GOODS VEHICLES ASSOCIATIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICES.

ANOTHER INFORMATION SHEET ON HOW TO DETECT OVERLOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES IS BEING PREPARED.

OF

PRACTICE, SPONSORED BY

IN ADDITION, A POSTER ON THE CODE BRIDGESTONE TYRES, WILL BE READY IN A FEW WEEKS' TIME.

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