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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

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VENTILATION IN BUS TERMINALS

A IS A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN AND FOLLOWING WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION :

IN HIS REPLY SYSTEMS

ON TO A WRITTEN QUESTION

THE VENTILATION OF BUS TERMINALS LOCATED ON THE GROUND IN

FLOOR BUILDINGS IN COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL

NOVEMBER 1993, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS DISCLOSED THAT A STUDY ON THE DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN THESE FACILITIES COMMISSIONED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL

IN PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WOULD BE COMPLETED MAY THIS YEAR. IN VIEW OF THIS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(A) WHAT IS THE PROGRESS OF THE STUDY;

(B)

WHETHER

(C)

·

MECHANICAL

THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL SPECIFY VENTILATION SYSTEMS MUST BE INSTALLED IN BUS TERMINALS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WHICH ARE NOT SYSTEMS; AND

YET EQUIPPED WITH

SUCH

WHETHER, IN RESPECT OF BUS TERMINALS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN EQUIPPED WITH SUCH SYSTEMS BUT THE AIR QUALITY IN THOSE TERMINALS STILL FAILS TO MEET THE AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES OF THE TERRITORY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN ANY REMEDIAL MEASURES ΤΟ IMPROVE THE SITUATION; AND IF SO, WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE?

.

ANSWER:

MR PRESIDENT,

(A)

WAS

THE STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TO EXAMINE THE DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR COVERED TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES INDEED COMPLETED IN MAY 1994. IT CONCLUDED THAT THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN MOST COVERED BUS INTERCHANGES WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FRESH

ΤΟ AIR

WAITING PASSENGERS, EVEN WHEN

AT OPERATED MAXIMUM CAPACITY; AND THAT, TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, ENCLOSED QUEUING PLATFORMS MAY NEED TO BE PROVIDED. PRELIMINARY CALCULATIONS INDICATE THAT, IN ENGINEERING

TERMS, IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE то ENCLOSE QUEUING PLATFORMS. SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN 1995, EPD WILL CARRY OUT A FURTHER STUDY OF THE PRACTICAL

THE IDEA BY MEANS OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THE FINDINGS WOULD THEN INCORPORATED INTO A GUIDANCE NOTE ON VENTILATION SYSTEMS AT ENCLOSED TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES.

ASPECTS OF

A

BE

(B)

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES BEING FORMULATED AND THE MEANS BY WHICH THEY MIGHT ATTAINED ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED. CONSULTATION THESE MATTERS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN 1995.

ARE

BE

ON

/C) AS A

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