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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1991

FIRST YEAR BY THE 1994/95

OF "RATHER, OUR PLAN IS TO INCREASE THE PROVISION FIRST DEGREE PLACES FROM 10,570 IN 1991/92 TO 15,000 ACADEMIC YEAR.

EXPANSION "EVEN WITH THIS

PROGRAMME, WE ESTIMATE THAT THE 41 PER OUTPUT FROM LOCAL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WILL ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 41

FOR REQUIRED

THE PERIOD CENT OF THE NEW SUPPLY OF GRADUATE WORKERS 1990-1996, HE ADDED.

FLUSHING WATER MAINS BURST EXPLAINED

THE SUPPLY OF FLUSHING WATER TO THREE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN THE WESTERN REGION OF HONG KONG ISLAND WAS SUSPENDED SIX TIMES LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, INFORMED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MR BLAKE SAID THIS COMPARED WITH 150 CASES IN ALL ESTATES IN THE TERRITORY DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

THE

HUANG CHEN-YA, THE OTHER 168

WATER

SUPPLIES

OF THE SIX SUSPENSIONS RECORDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, FIVE WERE DUE TO EMERGENCY REPAIRS AS A RESULT OF MAINS BURSTS OR LEAKS AND ONCE FOR SCHEDULED MAINLAYING WORK.

FOR INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO FAULTS IN THE INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF THE ESTATES, MR BLAKE SAID WORK WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND NO RECORDS WERE KEPT BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.

MR BLAKE SAID MEASURES CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRESH WATER MAIN BURSTS OR LEAKS APPLIED EQUALLY TO FLUSHING WATER MAINS SINCE BOTH POTABLE WATER AND FLUSHING WATER MAINS WERE LAID IN THE SAME CONDITIONS UNDERGROUND.

"AN ACCOUNT OF THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MINIMISE MAINS BURSTS AND LEAKS WERE EXPLAINED TO MEMBERS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13 THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

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