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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1994

DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN PUBLISHED

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DOCUMENT OUTLINING

1 N MIGHT OCCUR

THE

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) PUBLISHED A

THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S

TERRITORY.

RESPONSE TO

PLAN",

WOULD

DISASTERS

EASY

REFERENCE

ENTITLED THE "HONG

ON

THE HOW

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PUBLICATION,

PROVIDE KONG DISASTER GOVERNMENT WOULD MANAGE A DISASTER.

CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR

THESE

ARE

VERY

SPECIFIC DETAILED OPERATIONAL

"THE GOVERNMENT HAS DETAILED

EMERGENCIES, OF

TYPES DOCUMENTS.

BUT

DISASTER MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE VARIOUS THE SPOKESMAN

"WE FELT THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO DRAFT A PLAN TO GIVE A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG, SAID.

"THE GENERAL APPROACH

DESCRIBED

IN THIS PLAN IS TAKEN IN THIS IS THEN TAILORED

RESPONSE TO ALMOST ANY DISASTER OR EMERGENCY. TO THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM, HE EXPLAINED.

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PROCEDURES;

THE PLAN OUTLINES THE ALERTING SYSTEM AND CALL OUT THE RESCUE, RECOVERY AND RESTORATION MANAGEMENT PHASES IN THE EVENT OF

OF RESPONSIBILITIES A DISASTER; AND THE ROLES AGENCIES TAKING PART IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS.

AND

DEPARTMENTS

AND

IS

"THE ONLY CONTINGENCY PLAN WHERE GOVERNMENT'S MAIN RESPONSE

THE DAYA BAY SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE DESCRIBED HERE IS

PUBLISHED CONTINGENCY PLAN," THE SPOKESMAN SAID, "BUT WE HAVE ALREADY THIS IN APRIL THIS YEAR.

COPIES OF THE PLAN ARE AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL LIBRARIES.

REFERENCE IN ALL URBAN

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DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT VISIT HONG KONG

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THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING FOR A SEVEN-DAY VISIT.

ON HAND TO RECEIVE THEM AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL BE THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, AND MRS PATTEN.

DURING THEIR STAY IN HONG KONG, THE DUKE AND DUCHESS WILL UNDERTAKE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES OF THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE WAY OF LIFE IN HONG KONG.

SOME

THE ROYAL COUPLE'S VISIT PROGRAMME WILL START WITH A GALA PERFORMANCE AT THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS ON SATURDAY EVENING AND CONCLUDE WITH THE GRAND OPENING OF A NEW TOWER OF THE PENINSULA IN THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 1.

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