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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1992

ON THE GAS SUPPLY PIPEWORK INSIDE BUILDINGS INCLUDING VALVES AND APPLIANCES, MRS CHAN SAID IT WAS CONTROLLED UNDER SAFETY (INSTALLATION AND USE) REGULATIONS.

METERS, THE GAS

GAS AND

THE GAS SAFETY (REGISTRATION OF GAS INSTALLERS AND CONTRACTORS)

WORK ON ANY REGULATIONS REQUIRED THAT ANY PERSON WHO UNDERTOOK FITTING INSIDE A BUILDING MUST BE REGISTERED AS A "GAS INSTALLER" BE EMPLOYED BY A REGISTERED GAS CONTRACTOR.

INSTALLER STANDARDS

ANY UNSAFE INSTALLATION DETECTED BY A REGISTERED GAS

COMPETENCE WAS MONITORED BY THE WHOSE

GAS TECHNICAL OFFICE, COULD BE MADE SAFE OR SHUT OFF AND LABELLED AGAINST USE.

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CONNECT AN BESIDES, MRS CHAN SAID THE RUBBER TUBING

REQUIREMENTS MORE STRINGENT APPLIANCE TO THE GAS SUPPLY HAD TO MEET

SOLD IN HONG THAN THE RELEVANT BRITISH STANDARDS BEFORE IT MIGHT BE KONG.

THE

IN SETTING UP "IT WILL BE APPARENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT, GAS STANDARDS OFFICE, BACKED BY COMPREHENSIVE GAS SAFETY LEGISLATION, THEIR AND THE GAS SUPPLY COMPANIES, IN UNDERTAKING REGULAR SURVEYS OF

VERY SERIOUSLY PIPING, TAKE THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS POSED BY GAS LEAKS

PRACTICABLE MEASURE TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AND ARE TAKING EVERY AGAINST SUCH HAZARDS, MRS CHAN ADDED.

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CIVIL SERVANTS UNLIKELY TO GET MORE PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS

IN VIEW OF THE OVERALL SUPPLY AND DEMAND SITUATION, THE HOUSING CIVIL AUTHORITY IS UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE MORE PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS FOR

SECRETARY

CIVIL FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THE

TOLD WIGGHAM,

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

SERVANTS SERVICE, {WEDNESDAY).

IN MR

THE BARRIE

MR

UNITS

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON GILBERT LEUNG, WIGGHAM SAID SINCE 1985/86, THE ANNUAL QUOTA OF PUBLIC HOUSING FOR CIVIL SERVANTS HAD REMAINED AT 1,700 UNITS.

THE

OF THIS, 600 UNITS UNDER THE SPECIAL QUOTA ARE WHO SERVICES FILE OF THE DISCIPLINED RANK AND DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS AND ARE WITHIN 10 YEARS OF RETIREMENT.

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FOR

ARE

OCCUPYING

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THE OTHER 1,100 UNITS UNDER THE GENERAL QUOTA ARE ALLOCATED ALL CIVIL SERVANTS WITH AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF SERVICE AND WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED $14,740 PER MONTH (MASTER PAY SCALE POINT 21).

"RANK AND FILE OFFICERS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES WHO HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF SERVICE AND ARE NOT OCCUPYING DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS MAY ALSO APPLY UNDER THE GENERAL QUOTA," MR WIGGHAM SAID.

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