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Reply:

Mr President,

The contractor of the Airport Railway at Lai King MTR Station was issued a Construction Noise Permit in January 1996 to operate specified Powered Mechanical Equipment up to 11 p.m. at night. However, subsequent spot checks conducted by Environmental Protection Department revealed breaches of the Permit conditions. As a result, the Construction Noise Permit was cancelled on 22 March 1996. Prosecution action against the offender was taken and the hearing will be held on 18 July 1996. A further site survey made on 25 March found no more breaches of the Noise Control Ordinance.

After cancellation of the Permit, the contractor submitted a fresh application for a Construction Noise Permit, together with proposals for noise abatement measures to be implemented when Powered Mechanical Equipment are used. The application meets the requirements of the Noise Control Ordinance and a new Construction Noise Permit was issued on 3 April 1996. The Permit limits the maximum number of Powered Mechanical Equipment that can be used at the site and requires noise abatement measures to be implemented. The contractor has been reminded to comply diligently with all Permit conditions. The Environmental Protection Department will continue to monitor the site to ensure compliance with the conditions of the Permit. So far, no further violation of the Noise Control Ordinance has been found.

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Legality of uncompleted small houses pre-sale

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Following is a question by the Hon Lo Suk-ching and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

In view of the occurrence of several incidents of pre-sale of uncompleted small houses involving fraud and other disputes in recent months, will the Government inform this Council:

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