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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1994

PUBLIC CONCERN AND BEST

MR BARMA STRFSSED THAT TO ADDRESS BOTH INTEREST, BOTH THE CORPORATION AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD DO THEIR

PROVIDE FACTS AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND FINDINGS TO THE AND THE PUBLIC.

ΤΟ

MEDIA

HONOURABLE VARIOUS SHA TIN ON THE

WITH REGARD TO THE THREE INCIDENTS MENTIONED BY THE MEMBER, HE SAID THE CORPORATION HAD HELD SEVEN MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND ONE MEETING WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO BRIEF THEM MAIN FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS.

TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF AN ACCIDENT SIMILAR TO THE JUNE 9, 1993 INCIDENT, MR BARMA SAID THE CORPORATION HAD REMINDED ALL PLATFORM WHEN TRAINS WERE STAFF TO KEEP BEHIND THE YELLOW LINE, ESPECIALLY

OBSERVE SAFETY APPROACHING OR LEAVING THE PLATFORM, AND TO STRICTLY PROCEDURES.

REGARDING THE FIRE AT THE UNDERFRAME OF A TRAIN CAR ON JUNE 17, 1993, HE SAID THE CORPORATION IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE TO BE A FAULT IN A MINOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT UNDER THE CARRIAGE FLOOR AND HAD REINFORCED

то EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE OF ALL THE INSPECTION AND

RECURRENCE.

SUCH

CONCERNING THE FIRE IN THE CONTRACTOR'S WORK AREA AT STATION ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1993, HE SAID THE CORPORATION HAD ITS LEVEL OF SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OVER CONTRACTORS ON ITS TO REINFORCE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAD NECESSARY MEASURES TO PREVENT SIMILAR OCCURRENCES.

IT HAS ALSO REVIEWED ITS EVACUATION AND

DEPARTMENT SERVICES WITH THE POLICE AND FIRE EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THIS INCIDENT, HE ADDED.

PREVENT

SHA TIN INCREASED PREMISES TAKEN ALL

RECOVERY PROCEDURES

THE IN

LIGHT OF

STX

SIX DEPARTMENTS MAY SET UP TRADING FUNDS

CONSIDERATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE UNDER ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADING FUNDS, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

OFFICE OF THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE: DRAINAGE SERVICES DEAPRTMENT,

DEPARTMENT, MARINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, WATER SUPPLIES

SERVICES AND MECHANICAL

DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT.

POST

AND OFFICE

ELECTRICAL

CHIN-SHEK IN

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU

SAID TYPICALLY TRADING FUNDS WOULD "HE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS CHAN HELP DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION.

THIS

ARRANGEMENTS FLUCTUATING

NOT COULD DEMAND FOR

VOTE-FUNDED WHERE TRADITIONAL WAS OBVIOUS IN CASES

ΤΟ BASIS DAY-TO-DAY

MATCH BE VARIED ON A

DEPARTMENT COULD NOT SERVICES; OR WHERE A COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES NECESSARY TO RUN ITS BUSINESS.

/SHE SAID