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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989

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"THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISION OF FIRST AID COVERAGE PUBLIC FUNCTIONS AND COUNTRY PARKS, NETHADONE CLINICS AND TRAINING OF CIVIL SERVANTS IN FIRST AID.'

LIFEGUARD SERVICES, MANNING OF

TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR ITS THE AMS HAD RECENTLY LAUNCHED A RECRUITMENT DRIVE IN AN EFFORT TO

SERVICE. DR LEE SAID. MORE PROFESSIONALS, ESPECIALLY DOCTORS AND NURSES, TO JOIN IT.

HE ADDED THAT PROGRESS SO FAR HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING.

THE COMMISSIONER REFERRED TO THE GROWTH OF THE AMS AND TASKS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND THANKED AND MEMBERS FOR THEIR LOYALTY AND DEDICATION.

GET

VARIOUS

ALL AMS OFFICERS

NEIGHBOURHOOD, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL NOISE CONTROLS

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GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOISE NOISE AND

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING INTO OPERATION ON NOVEMBER 1 OF THE CONTROL ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE FROM INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PREMISES.

AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THE NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE CONTROL PROVISIONS DEAL WITH

DEPARTMENT (EPD) SPOKESMAN SAID EMITTED FROM DOMESTIC PREMISES AND PUBLIC PLACES AT ANY TIME

NOISE WHICH IS DAY.

OF THE

COMPLAINTS ON NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE POLICE STATIONS FOR PROMPT ACTION. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR AN

CAN BE LODGED WITH LOCAL UNDER THESE PROVISIONS IS A $5,000 FINE..

OFFENCE

BY

NOISE FROM INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PREMISES IS CONTROLLED MEANS OF NOISE ABATEMENT NOTICES OCCUPIER TO BRING THE NOISE EMISSION INTO A STATE OF COMPLIANCE

(NAN) REQUIRING THE OWNER OR CERTAIN DATE.

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE NAN WILL CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE.

NOISE FROM VENTILATING

PREVIOUSLY ENFORCED BY THE

URBAN

AND AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES

SYSTEMS,

DEPARTMENT AND REGIONAL HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES NOVEMBER 1 UNDER THE

SERVICES DEPARTMENT UNDER THE PUBLIC ORDINANCE, WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE EPD FROM NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE,

COMPLAINTS OF NOISE FROM

INCLUDING NOISE FROM VENTILATING SYSTEMS, CAN BE LODGED WITH ON TEL. 5-8383111.

INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL PREMISES,

THE

EPD

/THE MAXIMUM

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