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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1991

BOARD

AND POISONS

IN PART I OF

TO PREVENT FURTHER ABUSE, THE PHARMACY RECOMMENDED THE INCLUSION OF ALL BENZODIAZEPINE DRUGS THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE.

THE RECOMMENDATION, SUPPORTED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE NARCOTICS AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN SEPTEMBER, WILL TAKE ON JANUARY 18 NEXT YEAR.

AGAINST EFFECT

NEW RULES TO CONTROL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

* * *

NEW REGULATIONS

ON NOISE

OF CONTROL

HAND-HELD PERCUSSIVE USED ON CONSTRUCTION

BREAKERS AND PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSORS COMMONLY SITES IS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

BECOME A THE NEW CONTROLS WILL ENSURE THAT HONG KONG DOES NOT

WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE IN OTHER DUMPING GROUND FOR NOISY EQUIPMENT COUNTRIES.

OF

BREAKERS

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN FOR THE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND

WILL ALSO HELP TO REDUCE THE BRANCH SAID THE CONTROLS CAUSED BY THE USE DEMOLITION WORKS.

LANDS ANNOYANCE

AND

COMPRESSORS

IN

EXCAVATION

AND

THE

NOISE

CONTROL

ORDINANCE

ONLY

THE NEW REGULATIONS UNDER

NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS ALLOWS EQUIPMENT COMPLYING WITH PRESCRIBED TO BE IMPORTED FOR USE IN HONG KONG WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 1 NEXT YEAR.

ARE IDENTICAL то

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRESCRIBED STANDARDS THOSE PROCLAIMED IN RELEVANT EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES.

THE NEW REGULATIONS ALSO STIPULATE THAT AS NEXT YEAR ALL HAND-HELD PERCUSSIVE BREAKERS WILL

NOISE

EMISSION

FROM SEPTEMBER BE REQUIRED то BY THE ISSUED

NOISE FITTED WITH A AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THAT NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS ARE MET.

1.

BE

CONTROL

LABEL

FROM DECEMBER

FOR AIR COMPRESSORS, LABELS WILL BE REQUIRED NEXT YEAR.

THE NOISE CONTROL AUTHORITY WILL ALSO REQUIRE THE EQUIPMENT

IF CONDITIONS, BE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED TEST EQUIPMENT IS SUSPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVELY NOISY.

ΤΟ

THE

ALSO

FINE OF $50,000 ON FIRST OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM CONVICTION, AND $100,000 ON SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, AND A DAILY FINE OF $10,000.

THE

NOISE

CONTROL

AUTHORITY

WILL

BE

SENDING

INFORMATION TO THE INDUSTRIES TO EXPLAIN THE REQULATIONS.

DETAILED

/APPLICATION FOR

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