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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1994

GOVT TO ISSUE FIRM GUIDANCE ON SAFE CANOPIES

THE

BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (MONDAY) SIGNED A FIRM GUIDE FOR ISSUE TO ALL AUTHORISED PERSONS AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ON THE SAFE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CANTILEVERED CANOPIES OVER STREETS.

THE GUIDE,

IT

THE SOLE KNOWN AS PRACTICE NOTE, EMPHASISES THAT PURPOSE OF A CANOPY IS TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM RAIN OR SUN, AND SHOULD NOT BE LOADED WITH ANY STRUCTURES.

CARRY

INSPECTION

AUTHORISED PERSONS AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REGARD IT A PUBLIC DUTY TO GUIDE DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY

OUT

AND

MAINTENANCE

ΤΟ

SHOULD OWNERS ΤΟ BUILDINGS,

REGULAR PARTICULARLY CANOPIES.

DESIGN,

MORE

CONSTRUCTION,

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS SPECIFIED IN THE PRACTICE NOTE

THE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR

STRUCTURAL DRAINAGE AND SITE SUPERVISION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE CANOPIES.

FIRMER SPECIFICATIONS

LOADS,

ON THE THICKNESS

DETAILS OF

OF

STEEL

THESE INCLUDE STRUCTURAL CONCRETE, SUPERIMPOSED REINFORCEMENT, CONSTRUCTION JOINTS AND DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT.

AUTHORISED PERSONS AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ARE ALSO THE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE REGULAR

SUPERVISION ON AND QUALIFIED CONSTRUCTION AND TO SUBMIT INSPECTION REPORTS AND RECORD TO THE BUILDING AUTHROITY UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORKS.

PHOTOGRAPHS

THE PRACTICE NOTE HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE AUTHORISED PERSONS AND GOVERNMENT'S REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE

DUTIES AND NORMAL CHANNEL FOR DISCUSSION OF MATTERS RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF AUTHORISED PERSONS AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS.

OF

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, THE

KONG INSTITUTE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND THE HONG SURVEYORS ARE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE.

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WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM CONTRACT AWARDED FOR NEW AIRPORT

*

CORE

THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AWARD OF AN

(ACP) CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION PROGRAMME TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM FOR THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK кок.

AIRPORT

OF

A

LAP

THE CONTRACT, VALUED AT ABOUT $100 MILLION, WILL BE AWARDED THE GOVERNMENT TO RAYTHEON COMPANY OF THE UNITED STATES.

BY

IN

SMALL-

THE TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED TAI

WITH LAM CHUNG TO DETECT WINDSHEAR CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED SCALE CIRCULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

/WARNINGS WILL

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