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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1989

BILL TO AMEND LIFTS AND ESCALATORS (SAFETY) ORDINANCE GAZETTED

A BILL SEEKING TO AMEND THE LIFTS AND ESCALATORS ORDINANCE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

(SAFETY)

CONTROL OF THE THE PRINCIPAL AMENDMENT IS TO BRING UNDER THE ORDINANCE THE WORK DONE BY REGISTERED LIFT OR ESCALATOR CONTRACTORS OR ENGINEERS IN BUILDINGS BELONGING TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AUTHORITY.

HOUSING

WHERE THE OTHER AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT

AN OWNER WITH MORE A PLAN OF THE LIFTS TO THE THAN ONE SERVICE LIFT FAILS TO SEND

A SPECIFIED TIME, DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES IN THE DIRECTOR MAY PROHIBIT THE USE AND OPERATION OF THESE LIFTS.

THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

SHORTLY.

EXTENSION TO KOWLOON PERMANENT PIER NO.6 PROPOSED

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO GRANT AN AREA

OF APPROXIMATELY 350 SQUARE METRES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AS AN EXTENSION TO THE KOWLOON PERMANENT PIER NO.6 AND EXTENSION.

THE GRANT WOULD BE MADE BY PRIVATE TREATY TO THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY LIMITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CANTILEVERED OVERHANGS AT THE ROOF AND PRAYA LEVEL OF THE PROPOSED MULTI-PURPOSE RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS COMPLEX TO BE ERECTED ON THE

PIER.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED WAS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE NOTICE TOGETHER WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.

THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, AND AT THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, 490-492 NATHAN ROAD, HOP FAT COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, KOWLOON.

ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS ON OR BEFORE APRIL 2 THIS YEAR.

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