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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1989

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12 QUESTIONS, FOUR BILLS ON LEGCO AGENDA

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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK 12 QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER FOUR BILLS AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988, SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 AND SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

DEBATE IS TO RESUME ON THE SECOND READING OF THE PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 WHICH IS THEN DUE TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTER STAGE AND THIRD READING.

FUNDS APPROVED FOR SECOND STAGE NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAMME

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAMME

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS ACCEPTED THE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SECOND STAGE OF THE COVERING SCHOOLS AFFECTED BY TRAFFIC NOISE.

ESTIMATED

AT

$79,866,000

THESE ARE $9,604,000 IN ANNUALLY RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.

FOR

CAPITAL

WORKS AND

ARE AFFECTED AT PRESENT IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 92 SCHOOLS

75 DECIBELS. BY TRAFFIC NOISE OF ABOVE

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS WILL

FOR THR INCLUDE

AND AIR-CONDITIONING

AFFECTED

CLASSROOMS.

DOUBLE-GLAZING

THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS WILL BE PHASED OVER

HIGHER WITH

PRIORITY YEARS FROM 1990 TO 1992, SCHOOLS WORST AFFECTED BY TRAFFIC NOISE.

A PERIOD OF THREE TO BE ACCORDED

TO

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO APPROVED A NEW PROJECT OF $2,210,000 FOR IMPLEMENTING NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES IN THREE AIDED SCHOOLS COVERED BY THE SECOND STAGE PROGRAMME.

ESTIMATE THE FIRST

SCHOOLS IN THE THESE ARE THREE OF THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED

AN EXTERNAL NOISE LEVEL STAGE TWO PROGRAMME AS THEY ARE EXPOSED TO ABOVE 82 DECIBELS. WORKS FOR THEM WILL BE ADVANCED TO 1989.

NEW PROJECT IN ADDITION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED A

NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES ESTIMATE OF $19,140,000 FOR IMPLEMENTING

THE FIRST STAGE THIS YEAR IN 11 AIDED SCHOOLS IN THE FINAL PHASE OF PROGRAMME WHICH DEALS WITH SCHOOLS AFFECTED BY AIRCRAFT NOISE.

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