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BUILDING REGULATIONS GAZETTED

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1993

AMENDMENTS ARE MADE TO A NUMBER OF REGULATIONS FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT ON JULY 23, 1993 OF THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDINANCE WHICH BETTER DEFINES THE POWERS OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY AND STREAMLINES EXISTING PROCEDURES.

THE AMENDED REGULATIONS WHICH WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT ARE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.

THEY ARE THE BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) (AMENDMENT} (NO. 2) REGULATION 1993, THE BUILDING (DEMOLITION WORKS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1993, THE BUILDING (PLANNING) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1993 AND THE BUILDING (OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATION 1993.

A BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS INCLUDE REMOVAL OF REFERENCES TO UNITED KINGDOM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF AUTHORISED PERSONS AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, REPLACEMENT OF ALL PRESCRIBED FORMS WITH NEW SPECIFIED FORMS, AND OTHER MINOR CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS."

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281 VM'S RETURNED TODAY

A GROUP OF 281 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 92 MEN, 80 WOMEN, 45 BOYS AND 64 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 161ST BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 5,166 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 31,478 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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