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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1991

"THE REMAINDER ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND SHOULD

++ HE ADDED. BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR,

WHO

THE ADMINISTRATION HAS DECIDED TO COMMISSION A CONSULTANT

ON OTHER SAFETY WILL START IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS A TWO-MONTH STUDY

WITHIN THE AND QUALITY MEASURES, REQUIRING EXPERTISE NOT AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT, THE SECRETARY SAID.

COMPLIANCE

MEASURES

HAD

OXYGEN

ENSURE IN

ΤΟ

THE VARIOUS ORDER

WITH RECOMMENDED IN THE REPORTS, HE SAID THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SINCE LAST YEAR HAD AN INSPECTION TEAM BASED AT THE HONG KONG PRODUCTION PLANT.

HE

ADDED THAT

SPOT CHECKS WERE MADE ON DELIVERY AND STORAGE OF MEDICAL GASES.

THE

DISTRIBUTION,

IN

ADDITION,

THE

FIRE SERVICES

DEPARTMENT

HAS

IMPOSED

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS IN THE LICENCE GRANTED TO HONG KONG OXYGEN UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

WHETHER SUCH MEASURES WERE

MR ASPREY ACCEPTED STANDARDS,

AS REGARDS INTERNATIONALLY

BASED

UPON EXPLAINED THAT THE BASED ON ACCEPTED GUIDE TO

IMPROVEMENT MEASURES SO FAR INTRODUCED HAD BEEN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS SUCH AS THE BRITISH STANDARDS AND GOOD PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR MEDICAL GASES.

CAN AND

то

ADVISE

SHOULD

BE

ON FURTHER

"ONE OF THE TASKS OF OUR CONSULTANTS WILL BE WHETHER AND

SO IF

HOW OUR STANDARDS IMPROVED,' THE SECRETARY SAID.

AT

"I

PRESENT, THE HONG KONG OXYGEN IS THE ONLY COMPANY TO SUPPLY MEDICAL GAS TO HOSPITALS IN HONG KONG.

LICENSED

LICENCES TO

THE DANGEROUS

HOWEVER, OTHER GAS SUPPLIERS MAY ALSO APPLY FOR MANUFACTURE, STORE AND TRANSPORT MEDICAL GASES UNDER

HOSPITALS, GOODS ORDINANCE AND TO SUPPLY SUCH GASES TO THEIR COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIRED STANDARDS, MR ASPREY SAID.

SUBJECT TO

MARINE POLICE TRAINED ON PERSONAL SAFETY

* *

HOW TO HANDLE

FOR

THE MARINE POLICE HAVE COMPREHENSIVE ORDERS ON SITUATIONS WHEN THEIR PERSONAL SAFETY IS THREATENED THE SECRETARY SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

++

THE

IN YING YEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE SAID ALL POLICE OFFICERS WERE TRAINED USE OF FORCE WHERE PERSONAL SAFETY WAS THREATENED.

"OPERATIONAL

COMMANDERS ARE

HE

FULLY AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS POSED AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE RISKS ARE MINIMISED," SAID.

/AS REGARDS