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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993

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MEASURES TO PREVENT PASSENGERS FALLING FROM MTR PLATFORMS

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THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION HAS TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO PREVENT PASSENGERS FROM ACCIDENTALLY FALLING FROM STATION PLATFORMS.

MR JOHN CHOW IN THE

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, TELFORD, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS SELINA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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TO THE OF ALL

THESE MEASURES INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE LIGHTING KEEPING PLATFORMS FREE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS; A YELLOW LINE NEAR EDGE OF THE PLATFORM TO ACT AS A VISUAL REMINDER, THE EDGES PLATFORMS ARE BEING PAINTED WHITE; AND REGULAR ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE TO REMIND PASSENGERS TO STAND BEHIND THE YELLOW LINE.

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PLATFORM STATIONS

ADDITION, A PLATFORM QUEUING SCHEME HAS BEEN INTRODUCED FACILITATE THE ORDERLY BOARDING AND ALIGHTING FROM TRAINS. ASSISTANTS ARE PROVIDED TO HELP WITH CROWD CONTROL AT BUSY DURING PEAK HOURS.

MR TELFORD SAID THE CORPORATION ALSO ORGANISED ANNUAL COURTESY AND SAFETY CAMPAIGNS FOR USERS OF THE SYSTEM.

IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, A TOTAL OF 125 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 29 CHILDREN, HAVE ACCIDENTALLY FALLEN FROM THE MTR STATION PLATFORMS.

THEY WERE INTERVIEWED BY MTR STAFF AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THESE ACCIDENTS AND NONE CLAIMED TO HAVE FALLEN ON THE TRACK BECAUSE OF PLATFORM CROWDING.

ACCORDING TO MTRC RECORDS, THE INCIDENTS WERE SPREAD EVENLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WERE NOT PARTICULARLY PREVALENT DURING PEAK TRAVELLING TIMES WHEN THE PLATFORMS WERE MOST CROWDED, MR TELFORD SAID.

TEXTILES EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM STRICTLY ENFORCED

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BOTH THE LICENSING AND THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN SYSTEMS ON THE

TEXTILES EXPORT

PRODUCTS ARE STRICTLY OF

ENFORCED

THE TRADE SECRETARY AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JIMMY MCGREGOR, SAID THE GOVERNMENT ABIDED FULLY BY ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON SUCH EXPORTS.

CHAU

THIS INCLUDES THE REQUIREMENT THAT ONLY GOODS ORIGIN CAN BE EXPORTED UNDER HONG KONG EXPORT QUOTAS.

OF HONG KONG

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