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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1993

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT APART FROM DISCOLOURED

WATER, MANY

OTHER COMMON WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS MIGHT ALSO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL PLUMBING FACILITIES BY CONSUMERS OR AGENTS.

"FOR EXAMPLE, POORLY MAINTAINED WATER PUMPS OFTEN LEAD TO

OF SUPPLY, DISRUPTION

WHILE CORROSION OF WATER PIPES MAY CAUSE CHOKAGE. THEREFORE, REGULAR CHECKING OF AN INTERNAL PLUMBING SYSTEM CAN 1DENTIFY SMALL DEFECTS BEFORE THE SITUATION DETERIORATES," HE ADDED.

HR REITERATED THAT THE WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT WOULD HELP WITH ANY PROBLEM CONCERNING WATER QUALITY AND WOULD TAKE WATER SAMPLES FOR TESTING WHERE NECESSARY.

THOSE WITH PROBLEMS MAY CALL THE TECHNICAL FAULT COMPLAINT HOTLINES 811 0788 FOR HONG KONG AND OUTLYING ISLANDS, 396 0210 FOR KOWLOON AND 396 0210 FOR NEW TERRITORIES.

PUBLIC AWARENESS OF FIRE PREVENTION NEEDED

TO FIRE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION SAFETY SO AS TO REDUCE ANY LOSS OF LIVES AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTIES IN FIRES.

TERRITORIES),

THE APPEAL CAME FROM THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (NEW MR TSANG KWONG-YU, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S NEW TERRITORIES COMMAND IN SHA TIN TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE SAID OVER 60 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTED FIRE WERE CAUSED BY HUMAN NEGLIGENCE, SUCH AS CARELESSNESS IN DISPOSING SMOKING MATERIALS, UNATTENDING TO LIGHTED STOVES AND NEGLECTING WORK AND HOME SAFETY.

HE SAID FIREMEN HAD FIRE PROTECTION DUTIES то PERFORM. THESE ARE: TO APPROVE BUILDING PLANS AND FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS, TO GIVE FIRE SAFETY ADVICE ON NEW PROJECTS, TO INSPECT MEANS OF ESCAPE IN BUILDINGS, STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND FIRE INSTALLATIONS IN ALL PREMISES.

"TO MENIMISE DESTRUCTION BROUGHT ABOUT BY FIRE, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT NEEDS THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC," HE STRESSED.

MR TSANG ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ACQUIRE THE MOST SOPHISTICATED FIRE APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS то MEET THE EVER GROWING DEMAND OF INCREASING POPULATION, AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

/THE CAMPAIGN