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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991

"MR

25

NEVER DETAINED

LITWAK WAS NOT SO DETAINED, INDEED HE WAS UNTIL HE WAS BROUGHT TO COURT ON FEBRUARY 20," HE ADDED.

THE SECRETARY SAID THERE WAS NO INTENTION OR NEED TO CHANGE THE

PRESENT PRACTICE.

"THE MAJORITY OF OVERSTAYERS DETECTED AT THE AIRPORT IN WERE GRANTED AN EXTENSION OF STAY AND ALLOWED TO DEPART.

"ONLY A SMALL NUMBER WERE PROSECUTED," HE ADDED.

1990

BLASTING CONTROLS UNDER REVIEW

BEING

BE

A

OF

BLASTING

CONTROLS IS REVIEW OF ALL ASPECTS UNDERTAKEN AND RELEVANT MODIFICATIONS WILL BE INTRODUCED SHOULD IT FOUND NECESSARY.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY HON MRS PEGGY LAM, ON A ROCK SLIDE ON FEBRUARY 28.

AND

THE

AS PART OF THAT REVIEW, AND AS A MATTER OF HIGH

WOULD INCIDENT

BE CAREFULLY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS

PRIORITY, THE CONSIDERED,

MR

BARNES STRESSED.

AT A SHAU KEI

WAN

EAST HOUSING

PLACE 'FOOK THE INCIDENT DEVELOPMENT SITE WHERE BLASTING WAS BEING CARRIED OUT NEAR THE TOP OF A 50 METRE HIGH OLD QUARRY FACE AS PART OF THE SITE FORMATION WORKS.

CIVIL

CARRIED OUT UNDER MR BARNES SAID THE BLASTING WORK WAS BEING THE CONDITIONS OF A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE MINES DIVISION OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HE ADDED THAT PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN TO MINIMISE DAMAGE OR INJURY WHICH INCLUDED:

THE RISK OF

INTENDED

FACE DISLODGED DURING THE WORK;

CONSTRUCTION OF A SAFETY FENCE BELOW THE BOTTOM OF The

ΤΟ CATCH

ANY

SMALL

ROCKS

ROCK OR BOULDERS

*

ROCK CLEARING ALL PERSONNEL INTHE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE

INCLUDED PEOPLE IN THE NEARBY FACE DURING BLASTING WHICH CONSTRUCTION SHEDS; AND

*

USE OF SCREENS AND CAGES TO PREVENT

THE AIR BY BEING PROJECTED INTO OUTSIDE THE SITE.

SMALL PIECES OF ROCK THE BLAST AND LANDING

MR BARNES SAID THE HOUSING

DEPARTMENT

INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT TOGETHER WITH THE CONTRACTOR.

IS CURRENTLY

/"INITIAL FINDINGS