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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1992

WOULD

HE SAID THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

OFFENCES THE

OF RESISTING ARREST OR BE CHARGED BY THE POLICE FOR ASSAULTING THE POLICE VARY FROM CASE TO CASE.

A

THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN THE OFFENCE OF RESISTING ARREST WAS

OF ASSAULTING FORCIBLE ATTEMPT TO AVOID ARREST; WHILE IN THE OFFENCE

OF VIOLENCE TO

TO A A POLICE OFFICER, IT WAS THE POLICE OFFICER, HE EXPLAINED.

INTENTIONAL OFFER

MEASURES TO TACKLE FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES

* * *

UNDER

STUDY

то

A NUMBER OF MEASURES ARE BEING INTRODUCED AS RECOMMENDED

LAND DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL TERRITORIAL

STRATEGY TACKLE THE FLOODING PROBLEM IN NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES.

THE

AND

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR BOWEN LEUNG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SAID

CROSЯ ROAD TO OPERATE AT

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN, MR LEUNG THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS CLEARING UP ALL THE DRAINS AND CULVERTS TO ENABLE THE DRAINAGE NETWORK MAXIMUM CAPACITY.

DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT TAI HANG, GANGES RIVERS, KWU TUNG AND MUK WU, COSTING $6.4 MILLION, WILL BE COMPLETED BY MID-1994.

"FURTHERMORE, A ROAD EMBANKMENT TO PROTECT SHEUNG SHUI TSURN THE LOW LYING FROM FLOOD WATER AND A PUMP STORAGE SYSTEM TO DRAIN AREAS WERE COMPLETED IN 1990 AT A COST OF $25 MILLION. THE TOTAL AREA PROTECTED BY THE SCHEME IS 26 HECTARES,

HE SAID.

"LONG TERM PLANS TO INTRODUCE MAJOR CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS AT RIVER INDUS AND OTHER STREAMCOURSES IN THE NORTH DISTRICT ARE BEING DRAWN UP.

THE

WORKS ALSO

MR LEUNG SAID

DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO

PACKAGE A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNING

AND OF DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CONTROL MEASURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AS A WHOLE.

THESE MEASURES INCLUDE A FLOOD SIREN AND A REAL-TIME FLOOD

SYSTEM WHICH WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN MAY THIS

FORECASTING FEBRUARY 1993.

BRING

YEAR

AND

PREPARED

OF

THIS

LAND

MR LEUNG POINTED OUT THAT NEW LEGISLATION WAS FOR INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOWARDS THE END YEAR TO EMPOWER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO GAIN ACCESS TO PRIVATE TO MAINTAIN WATERCOURSES.

/"DRAINAGE IMPACT