XN000022-1992-10-02 — Page 5

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1992

"THE CHANGES TO THE LANDLORD AND TENANT LAWS PROPOSED IN THE BILL WILL, WE FEEL, HELP TO BRING EQUITY TO THE CURRENT SITUATION.

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HE SAID THE PROPOSED PHASED INCREASES TO THE CONTROLLED RENTS BROUGHT THEM GRADUALLY UP TO THE MARKET LEVEL, ENABLING PARTS I AND II CONTROLS TO EXPIRE AND BE REPLACED WITH PART IV WHICH BASICALLY GAVE TENANTS SECURITY OF TENURE AT THE PREVAILING MARKET RENT.

"THIS WILL SIMPLIFY THE CURRENT SITUATION WHERE, CONFUSINGLY, THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF RULES APPLY TO DOMESTIC TENANCIES.

"THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR TENANTS WHERE PREMISES ARE REQUIRED BY LANDLORDS FOR REDEVELOPMENT."

TENANTS

MR WOODROFFE SAID FURTHER DELAY COULD COST AFFECTED DEARLY AS THE PROPOSALS IN THE BILL WOULD ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE CURRENT STATUTORY COMPENSATION.

BLITZ ON UNATTENDED DANGEROUS GOODS VEHICLES

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SEVERAL PLACES IN

FIRE OFFICERS LAST (THURSDAY) NIGHT RAIDED YAU MA TEI AND TUEN MUN то CHECK UNATTENDED VEHICLES CARRYING CATEGORY 5 DANGEROUS GOODS SUCH AS KEROSENE, DIESEL AND PETROL.

DURING THE OPERATION, THEY FOUND EIGHT UNATTENDED VEHICLES LOADED WITH KEROSENE IN DRUMS OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) CYLINDERS ON THE STREETS.

IN ALL CASES, THE OFFICERS MANAGED TO LOCATE THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES AFTER SOME TIME.

OFFICE.

CASES CONNECTED WITH LPG WERE REFERRED то THE GAS STANDARD

THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES CARRYING CATEGORY 5 DANGEROUS GOODS WERE ASKED то REMOVE THE VEHICLES AND THE GOODS TO FIRE STATIONS FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE PENDING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST OFFENDERS.

DESCRIBING THE OPERATION AS ROUTINE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE SPOT CHECKS ON THESE VEHICLES AND TAKE PROSECUTION ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO HAVE BREACHED THE DANGEROUS GOODS VEHICLES LICENSING CONDITIONS.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED RESIDENTS то CALL THE DEPARTMENT HOTLINE 723 8787 IF THEY SAW VEHICLES LOADED WITH CATEGORY DANGEROUS GOODS BEING LEFT UNATTENDED ON THE STREETS.

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