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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1994

"IT SEEKS TO EXTEND THE EXISTING SCOPE OF CONTROL TO COVER AN ADDITIONAL 21 CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SPECIFIED IN THE CONVENTION.

"IT ALSO SEEKS TO PROVIDE FOR THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CONTROL ON THE SPECIFIED CHEMICALS," MR WOODHOUSE SAID.

THE BILL EMPOWERED THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY TO MAKE THE ABOVE TWO AMENDMENTS ACCORDINGLY.

TRANSPORT REASONABLE

"THE AMENDMENT PROHIBITS THE POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIFIED CHEMICALS, KNOWING, OR HAVING GROUND TO BELIEVE, THAT THEY ARE TO BE USED IN, OR FOR, THE ILLICIT PRODUCTION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS," HE SAID.

THUS THE BILL ALSO EMPOWERED THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO AMEND IT FOR THE ABOVE GOAL.

"IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT RECORDS OF DEALINGS IN SPECIFIED CHEMICALS BE KEPT FOR TWO YEARS, MR WOODHOUSE ADDED.

HI

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

0

NEW AIRPORT BUILDING STRUCTURES COMPLY WITH ORDINANCE

THE

SERVICES

DEPARTMENT

ARCHITECTURAL

ENSURED THAT (ASD)

OF

WERE FULLY

TO THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE PROVISIONS

APPLIED

BUT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

USUAL SUBMISSION FOR CHECKING WAS NOT THE SECRETARY NECESSARY,

FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, SAID TODAY

(WEDNESDAY),

REPLYING

TO A

IN THE OF

WONG QUESTION FROM DR THE HON SAMUEL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR BLAKE SAID THIS WOULD BE THE CASE FOR SOME

PLATFORM, WHICH THE BUILDING STRUCTURES ON THE CHEK LAP KOK AIRPORT WERE DESIGNED BY ASD AND CONSTRUCTED UNDER ITS SUPERVISION,

AS

WHICH

AIRPORT THERE

FOR THE TERMINAL BUILDING AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES WERE BEING DESIGNED BY

PROVISIONAL CONSULTANTS FOR THE AUTHORITY (PAA), MR BLAKE SAID SINCE DESIGN COMMENCED IN 1992, HAD BEEN REGULAR CONTACTS WITH THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) TO ENSURE THAT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT COMPLIED WITH THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

BEEN "AT THE SAME TIME, THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE TERMINAL HAS

THE WITH

CLOSE DEVELOPED

THE INVOLVEMENT OF

AND AIRLINE

TRAVEL INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS THE FULL INVOLVEMENT

GOVERNMENT OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY, IMMIGRATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ESSENTIAL IN AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT," HE SAID.

BLAKE

NOTED THAT

THESE ONGOING

WITH

OF

HAD

MR

ВОО CONTACTS

DEVELOPER REPLACED THE USUAL SUBMISSION PROCEDURES IMPOSED ON PRIVATE

THE AND

CURRENTLY DISCUSSING WITH WAS

DIRECTOR

BUILDINGS PAA APPROPRIATE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

/HE SAID