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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1992

"THEY WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH ADDITIONAL TEACHERS ANNOUNCED IN THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS," SAID MR CHAN.

AS

MR CHAN ALSO REAFFIRMED THE RESTORE, BY 1996, THE WITHDRAWN FROM THE OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

UNDERTAKING GOVERNMENT'S REPEATED PLACES

WHICH TWO

PER CLASS MAJORITY OF SECONDARY 1 CLASSES AT THE

ΤΟ

WERE BEGINNING

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE PACKAGE OF MEASURES THE GOVERNMENT BE TAKING WILL ADDRESS SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEED AND CONTRIBUTE OVERALL UPGRADING OF QUALITY AND STANDARDS.

MEASURES TO MINIMISE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME

IN GOVERNMENT'S PROPERTIES

WILL ΤΟ AN

STEPS

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THE GOVERNMENT AS A DEVELOPER

AND BUILDING OWNER HAS TAKEN SYNDROME WITHIN

TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF SICK BUILDING

PROPERTIES IT CONTROLS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, IN A REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN PARTICULAR. AIR-CONDITIONING DESIGNS MUST COMPLY WITH APPROPRIATE BRITISH AND AMERICAN STANDARDS, WHERE THE PROBLEM OF SICK BUILDING SYNDROME IS ALSO BEING STUDIED, MR BLAKE SAID.

"ADDITIONALLY, STANDING INSTRUCTIONS TO ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DEAL WITH BUILDING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THEIR DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE, WITH A VIEW TO AVOIDANCE OF THE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS," HE SAID.

SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN BNO NOTIFICATIONS OF CASES OF "SICK

SYNDROME" HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

BUILDING

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MR BLAKE ALSO THREW SOME LIGHT ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS:

A SPECIALIST CONSULTANT WAS ENGAGED IN 1990/91 ΤΟ INVESTIGATE THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM IN A FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL WHICH HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR SIX YEARS. NO SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS FOUND;

OCCUPANTS OF SICK BUILDING

OUT OF MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND AIR-CONDITIONED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS WE HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM THE ONLY THREE BUILDINGS WHICH MIGHT BE RELATED то

TO SYNDROME. SINCE THE ISSUE FIRST CAME

PUBLIC 1989; AND

ATTENTION IN

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