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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1994

LAW TO CONTROL AMUSEMENT RIDES

IS

SELINA

CHOW

AND MR JAMES

A

A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS FOLLOWING WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, SO, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION:

SECRETARY NECESSARY

INVOLVING A

FOR

FOR

HOWEVER,

RESPONSE TO ENQUIRIES CONCERNING AN ACCIDENT IN MULTI-AXIS CHAIR INSIDE THE SPACE MUSEUM EARLIER, THE

AND CULTURE POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS RECREATION

NOT MANUAL OPERATED RIDES TO BE PUT UNDER LEGISLATIVE CONTROL.

OFFICIAL ANOTHER

BRANCH OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE

SUBSEQUENTLY A INDICATED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS EXAMINING WHETHER THERE WAS

SAFETY OF NEED TO AMEND THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION SO AS TO BRING THE

RIDES UNDER CONTROL. IN VIEW OPERATED

WILL MANUAL

THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL:

OF

THIS,

REPLY:

(A)

(B)

WHETHER CONSIDERATION HAS ACTUALLY BEEN GIVEN TO AMENDING THE LEGISLATION SO THAT MANUAL OPERATED RIDES WILL BE PUT UNDER CONTROL; IF SO, WHEN WILL AMENDMENTS BE INTRODUCED; IF NOT, WHAT THE REASONS ARE; AND

WHAT MEASURES

THE WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THESE MANUAL OPERATED RIDES?

OPERATIONAL

AS

THE

THE ADMINISTRATION ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED THAT MANUALLY OPERATED ADOPTING AMUSEMENT RIDES COULD BE CONTROLLED ADMINISTRATIVELY THROUGH

HOWEVER, AFTER VERY THE MEASURES SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED BELOW. CAREFUL EXAMINATION, IT IS FOUND THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE

BE WOULD THERE

NO LEGAL SANCTIONS AGAINST OFFENCES. ADMINISTRATION HAS THEREFORE DECIDED TO BRING SUCH RIDES UNDER LEGISLATIVE CONTROL. WE INTEND TO PROPOSE THE NECESSARY

TO THE RELEVANT ORDINANCE BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS

IN EARLY 1995.

OF

FIRST THE

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

DIRECTOR

SAFETY

OF

IT IS PROPOSED TO INTRODUCE TWO MEASURES TO ENSURE THE

OPERATED AMUSEMENT RIDES. MANUALLY

EMPOWERED ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES ("THE DIRECTOR") WILL BE

OF OWNERS/OPERATORS ΤΟ

RIDES A SET OF SAFETY TO ISSUE REQUIREMENTS ON:

THESE

(A)

THE

OWNERS/OPERATORS TO SEEK THE DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL OF OPERATION MANUALS AND PROCEDURES OF THESE RIDES BEFORE THEY START TO OPERATE ;

/(B) THE DIRECTOR'S

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