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The system for classifying slopes according to the consequences of their failure should be reviewed.

Public education on slope maintenance should be stepped up. A layman's guide on slope maintenance and a geoguide for the professionals should be produced as soon as possible. Owners of private slopes and building managers should be made clearly aware of their obligations for slope maintenance.

Response time of Works Departments to landslip emergencies should be reduced through better deployment of stand-by staff, better co- ordination, extra transport facilities and upgrading of telecommunication equipment.

The Review also puts forward the following recommendations for further detailed consideration:

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Legislative amendments should be considered to improve statutory geotechnical control of private slopes and developments. This may include the statutory requirement to appoint qualified Geotechnical Engineers to undertake the investigation, design, supervision and administration of geotechnical works, and

A register should be developed to clearly define the responsibilities for slope maintenance.

The comprehensive review of the policy, legislation and resources in respect of slope safety was carried out by the Secretary for Works following the Kwun Lung Lau landslide in July 1994.

Announcing the results of the review, Mr Blake said: "The review has produced far-reaching recommendations to complement those made by Professor Morgenstern in his inquiry into the cause of the Kwun Lung Lau landslide.

"In formulating our recommendations, we have taken into account views of the general public, Legco members and experts."

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"Government is committed to implementing the recommendations in the Review Report with additional resources to speed up the LPM programme and to beef up the Geotechnical Engineering Office and the Buildings Department to do the work."