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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1990

LIKELY THAT HAVE ΤΟ BE

WAS AS TO THE QUESTION OF COST, MRS CHAN SAID IT

OR PARTS OF IT WOULD SOME OF THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT MODIFIED OR REPLACED TO MAKE IT COMPATIBLE WITH THE UPGRADED VOLTAGE.

POWER OF

HAD BEEN

BY ADVISED

THE NONETHELESS, THE GOVERNMENT COMPANIES THAT THE UPGRADING WOULD NOT INVOLVE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ANY MAGNITUDE THAT WOULD HAVE A KNOCK-ON EFFECT ON TARIFFS.

"CONSUMERS WILL BE GIVEN AMPLE NOTICE OF the UPGRADE 80 THAT

CAPITAL COSTS ANY LIKELY INCREASE IN

CAN AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BE ABSORBED INTO THE NORMAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME, SHE SAID.

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THE LONG "IN ANY EVENT, SUCH SHORT-TERM DISRUPTIONS SHOULD IN RUN BE OFFSET BY SAVINGS ACHIEVED FROM ENHANCED

AND EFFICIENCY EXTENDED LIFE SPAN OF THE EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES AFTER THE UPGRADE."

ON RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES

INITIALLY SAID CONSUMERS MIGHT

EXPERIENCE SOME SMALL INCREASE IN POWER CONSUMPTION AFTER THE VOLTAGE UPGRADE.

"HOWEVER, THE EFFECT IS LIKELY TO BE

TO

THE

MINIMAL AND FACT THAT

AVERAGE

LIMITED IN ELECTRICITY

HOUSEHOLD

DURATION, PARTICULARLY HAVING REGARD CONSUMPTION ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN 1.8 PER CENT OF EXPENDITURE AND FOR AN AVERAGE 1.2′ PER CENT OF THE TOTAL OPERATING COSTS FOR OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, SHE SAID.

SAID

INSTALLATIONS

SAYING THAT A PHASED PROGRAMME WOULD BE ADOPTED, MRS CHAN

UPGRADING WOULD FOR THE INITIAL STAGE, THE

ΤΟ APPLY INSIDE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

THIS WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY THOSE IN BUILDINGS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN STAGE II AND BY THOSE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN STAGE III.

"THE WHOLE PROGRAMME WILL RELY CHIEFLY ON EDUCATION PROMOTION AND PERSUASION.

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"LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS WILL ВЕ KEPT ΤΟ A MINIMUM, SHE

"

ADDED.

MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT AS CONSIDERABLE PREPARATORY WORK WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE UPGRADING EXERCISE PROCEEDED SMOOTHLY, THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSED ΤΟ ESTABLISH A HIGH-POWERED ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON AND OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME.

THE COMMITTEE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SUPPLY VOLTAGE ADVISORY

FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND COMMITTEE, WOULD BE APPOINTED BY THE

WOULD

OF LIAISON ON FORM THE FOCAL POINT

ALL MATTERS

ΤΟ RELATING

THE

UPGRADING EXERCISE.

"IT WILL COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND CO-ORDINATE PUBLICITY EFFORTS FOR THE EXERCISE.

/"THE COMMITTEE

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