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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1994

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD NO PLANS TO PROMOTE HE USE OF SERVICES IN SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES.

EDI

HOWEVER, THE CETS NOW BEING JOINTLY IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND TRADELINK IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDI SERVICES TO UP ΤΟ 120,000 HONG KONG TRADING COMPANIES, COMPARED WITH AN ESTIMATED 200 COMPANIES IN THE RETAIL, BANKING AND TRANSPORTATION SECTORS WHICH WERE CURRENTLY USING EDI.

"AS SUCH, IT IS ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS EDI PROJECTS EVER

LAUNCHED.

"THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH A LARGE POOL OF EDI USERS SHOULD CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE MARKET ON THE BASIS OF WHICH THE PRIVATE SECTOR WOULD BE ABLE TO LAUNCH MORE EDI SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES," MR CHAU SAID.

THE

THE GOVERNMENT ALSO HAD NO PLANS TO INTRODUCE EDI SERVICES FOR HANDLING OF GOVERNMENT TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN THOSE IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE AREA, SAID MR CHAU.

"OUR EFFICIENCY UNIT IS, HOWEVER, CONSIDERING SETTING UP A SMALL PROJECT ТВАМ ΤΟ IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING EDI, TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY," HE ADDED.

CHILD CARE CENTRES TO INSTALL EMERGENCY FACILITIES

ALL CHILD CARE CENTRES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND EXIT SIGNS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR KEN WOODHOUSE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

YIN

IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI- IN

THE SAID

340 MR WOODHOUSE THE

AMONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, REGISTERED DAYTIME CHILD CARE CENTRES, 93 WERE PROVIDED WITH AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.

HOWEVER,

THE REMAINING 247 ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT INSTALL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEY ARE:

TO

FIRE

BEFORE 1987 WHEN * REGISTERED

THE SYSTEMS WERE NOT A REQUIREMENT UNDER THE THEN CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MINIMUM SERVICE INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT;

* WITH

A

FLOOR

AREA

BELOW 230 SQUARE

AND METRES

ARE

REQUIRED

TO INSTALL THE SYSTEMS UNDER THE REVISED 1987 OF PRACTICE; OR

NOT CODE

HAVE

* WITH A FLOOR AREA EXCEEDING 230 SQUARE METRES IN

DIRECT ACCESS TO OPEN GROUND OR A OCCUPANTS SAFETY OR REFUGE TO AWAIT RESCUE.

WHICH

THE PLACE OF

MR WOODHOUSE ADDED THAT CENTRES REGISTERED AFTER 1987 FLOOR AREA EXCEEDING 230 SQUARE METRES MUST ALSO SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS.

INSTALL

WITH A AUTOMATIC

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