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THE COMPULSORY WEARING OF SEAT BELTS DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE FITTED WITH BUT DRIVERS AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO WEAR SEAT BELTS IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

SEAT ARE

BELTS. ADVISED

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT URGED THE PUBLIC ΤΟ STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THE SEAT BELT LEGISLATION FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY,

GOO PROTECTS PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH SLOPE STABILISATION

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STABILISATION OF SLOPES CONTINUES TO BE FUNCTION OF THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE TO ENSURE PUBLIC.

AN IMPORTANT SAFETY TO THE

AT PRESENT, HALF OF THE GCO'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO THESE DUTIES WHICH INCLUDE CHECKING THE GEOTECHNICAL DESIGNS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK TO ENSURE THAT UNSAFE SLOPES, RETAINING WALLS AND SITE FORMATION WORKS ARE NOT CONSTRUCTED, AND THAT EXISTING UNSAFE SLOPES AND WALLS ARE MADE SAFE.

UNDER THE LANDSLIP PREVENTIVE MEASURES PROGRAMME, MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT SINCE THE PROGRAMME'S INCEPTION NEARLY 500 SLOPES AND RETAINING WALLS,

INVESTIGATIONS,

ALMOST $760 TO STABILISE

BY

AT PRESENT. THE

DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION RELATED TO THE PROGRAMME ARE ALL CARRIED OUT IN-HOUSE THE GOO.

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EXPENDITURE ON THE PROGRAMME IS CONTINUING AT A RATE OF THAN $60 MILLION A YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT SPENDS $40 MILLION ANNUALLY ON SLOPE MAINTENANCE.

STABILISATION WORKS WERE

DURING THE 1988-89 FINANCIAL YEAR, COMPLETED ON 35 SLOPES AND RETAINING WALLS, AND WORKS COMMENCED ON 10 OTHERS AT A COST OF ABOUT $63 MILLION.

IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, WORKS WILL BE IN PROGRESS ON A TOTAL OF 90 SLOPES AND RETAINING WALLS.

THE PROGRAMME WILL COST ABOUT 362 MILLION IN 1989-90. IN ADDITION, ABOUT $20 MILLION WILL BE SPENT ON STABILISATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORK TO THE LARGE SANITARY LANDFILL AT SAI TSO WAN.

UNTIL RECENTLY, THE PROGRAMME SLOPES AND RETAINING WALLS WHICH COULD EVENT OF FAILURE.

WAS CONCERNED ENTIRELY WITH CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE IN THE

/THE PROGRAMME

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