WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1993
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KONG
ON THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS WORKING IN HONG IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, MR CHAN SAID THERE WERE 45,200 IN 1988, 58,000 IN 1989, 70,300 IN 1990, 84,600 IN 1991 AND 101,200 IN 1992.
FROM
THE GREAT MAJORITY CAME FROM THE PHILIPPINES. THAILAND,
INDIA, SRI INDONESIA,
LANKA,
NEPAL,
THE REST WERE
MALAYSIA
AND
BANGLADESH.
POSITION ON GOODS VEHICLE PARKING EXPLAINED
*
PARKING WHICH WILL
COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO THE GOODS VEHICLE PROBLEM WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT STUDY, BR COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
HON
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR LEUNG, IN
TO A REPLY
QUESTION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL WONG, ANDREW
IN THE
WAS IDENTIFYING
MR LEUNG SAID IN THE INTERIM, THE GOVERNMENT MORE ON-STREET PARKING FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES IN AREAS OF NEED.
"WE ARE ALSO SEEKING CONVENIENTLY LOCATED SITES OFF-STREET BE OPERATED UNDER SHORT-TERM TENANCY ARRANGEMENTS."
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MR LEUNG EXPLAINED THAT THE STANDARDS FOR GOODS VEHICLE PARKING WERE LAID DOWN IN THE HONG KONG PLANNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.
900 SQUARE IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES THE STANDARD IS 1 SPACE PER
+
OF METRES
SITE AREA, METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA OR 400 SQUARE
THE WHICHEVER PROVIDES THE GREATER NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES. HALF OF SPACE SO PROVIDED ARE TO BE SET ASIDE FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING.
THE NUMBER OF MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES
HONG KONG AND REGULARLY IN OPERATION IS ABOUT 32,200.
REGISTERED IN
SUCH
FOR DESIGNATED THERE ARE ABOUT 30,600 PARKING SPACES VEHICLES, INCLUDING ON-STREET PARKING AND SPACES IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OFF-STREET VEHICLE PARKS.
INFORMATION ON SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED
THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH IS CONTACTING THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WITH REGARD TO ITS RECENT STUDY WHICH FOUND THAT WOMEN EXPOSED TO GLYCOL ETHERS FACED A HIGH RISK OF MISCARRIAGE.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL STUDY THE FINDINGS CLOSELY AND APPROPRIATE
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AS NECESSARY.
/THIS WAS
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