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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1994

THE BRAKING SYSTEMS ON ALL TRAMS ARE CHECKED BY THE COMPANY EVERY 10 DAYS UNDER ITS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME AND THIS HAS TO CONFORM WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY DEMS.

AND SERVICES

IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS, THE BRAKING SYSTEMS ARE ALSO CHECKED TESTED IN THE PRESENCE OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT'S STAFF.

IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, NONE OF THE TRAMS INSPECTED ACCIDENTS WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM.

FOLLOWING

PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE FERRY SAFETY

VICTORIA

AS MARINE WORKS ARE UNDER WAY NEAR FERRY ROUTES IN

THE HARBOUR, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ADOPTED SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE

SCHEDULES IS SAFETY OF BERTHING FERRIES AND THAT ANY DELAY TO THEIR MINIMISED.

SPELLING

LEE

THE

AREAS

WORKS WERE

OUT THE MEASURES IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON WING-TAT'S QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), SECRETARY

SPECIFIC FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID WERE DESIGNATED AND PROMULGATED WITHIN WHICH ONLY MARINE ALLOWED.

ANCHOR

OR

MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS STEPPED UP PATROLS OF THE CENTRAL HARBOUR

VESSELS ENGAGED IN MARINE WORKS THAT

DO NOT OPERATE OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIED WORKS AREAS, MR SIU SAID.

то

ENSURE

AND

WHEN FLOATING PLANTS ENTER OR LEAVE THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION WORKS AREAS, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW A NORTH/SOUTH COURSE TO FROM THE CENTRAL FAIRWAY.

"THIS IS то ENSURE THAT THE FERRIES ARE NOT OBSTRUCTED BY CROSSING TRAFFIC," MR SIU EXPLAINED.

HE SAID THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, MARINE WORKS CONTRACTORS AND FERRY OPERATORS HAD CONTINUOUS LIAISON SO THAT RAPID RESPONSE COULD BE INITIATED IN THE EVENT OF ANY UNUSUAL SITUATIONS.

MR SIU SAID NONE OF THE MARINE WORKS IN THE HARBOUR REQUIRED NARROWING OF FAIRWAYS.

WERE 66 VESSEL COLLISIONS IN THE HARBOUR IN 1991, THERE 1992, 104 IN 1993 AND 22 IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

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