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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1988

IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO REDUCE FLOODING RISK

LOCAL

IMMEDIATE MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING AT FLOODING BLACKSPOTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, INFORMED

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LAU WONG-FAT, MR BARNES SAID THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES HAD IDENTIFIED OVER 170 AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHICH WERE SUSCEPTIBLE ΤΟ FLOODING IN THE EVENT OF HEAVY RAIN.

THE WORK TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING INVOLVED MINOR AND IMPROVEMENT MEASURES TO DRAINS AND CULVERTS, IMPROVED MAINTENANCE

HE SAID CLEARANCE OF STREAMS AND MORE FREQUENT INSPECTIONS, WRITTEN REPLY.

IN HIS

MANY INSTANCES OF LOCALISED FLOODING WERE CAUSED BY THE BLOCKAGE OF DRAINS WITH REFUSE DISCARDED BY LOCAL

MR RESIDENTS,

BARNES POINTED OUT.

"GOVERNMENT INTENDS то LAUNCH A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO WILL ENCOURAGE LOCAL CO-OPERATION IN KEEPING WATER-COURSES FREE. THIS BEGIN BEFORE THE COMING RAINY SEASON, HE SAID.

中华

WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT, ALL WORKS DEPARTMENT WOULD BEFORE THE WET SEASON BEGAN TO ENSURE THAT THEIR TEMPORARY WORKS DID NOT INCREASE THE RISK OF FLOODING IN AREAS.

BE

REMINDED CONTRACTORS ' NEIGHBOURING

CONTROL

"FOR FIVE VILLAGES, A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN FLOOD WILL BE ACHIEVED BEFORE THE NEXT RAINY SEASON, WHEN FLOOD PROTECTION SCHEMES WILL BE COMPLETED AND OPERATIONAL, MR BARNES SAID.

H

TAU THE VILLAGES CONCERNED WERE SHEUNG SHUI, KIU CHUEN, SIK KONG CHUEN AND SIK KONG WAI.

TIN SHUI

LO WAI,

UK

THE COURSE WAI, YUEN LONG AND

"SEVERAL MAJOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES ARE IN OF CONSTRUCTION, PARTICULARLY IN THE SHEUNG SHUI AREAS.

WHERE

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"CRITICAL PARTS OF THESE HAVE BEEN ACCELERATED POSSIBLE, BUT UNTIL FULLY COMPLETED ONLY SMALL LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS BE EXPECTED IN THE SHORT TERM,

HE SAID.

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