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Professional officers will be on duty round-the-clock at the centre to provide and co-ordinate expeditious services to handle problems arising from dangerous buildings, private slopes, scaffolding, or advertising signs.
Noting that the emergency system had been functioning for more than 20 years, Mr Ng said it would be reviewed from time to time to better improve the services.
"Through its 24-hour emergency services, the Buildings Department undertakes to provide a safe and healthy built environment for our community," he said.
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TDS review report for sale
A public consultation document entitled "Consolidated Technical Report on the Territorial Development Strategy Review '96" is now available for sale, a spokesman for the Planning Department said today (Saturday).
Public interest has been drawn to the Territorial Development Strategy (TDS) Review since the announcement of its results by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, on July 16 for a six-month public consultation.
The 179-page full colour publication, available in English language only, is a summary of a three-part final technical report on the TDS Review which provides a comprehensive planning framework for Hong Kong up to 2011, said the spokesman.
"The Report will provide more technical details and background information on the Review to enable the public to give views and comments. Copies can now be purchased at $92 each at the Government Publications Centre on the ground floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway," he said.
Meanwhile, free copies of the bilingual TDS Review Consultative Digest can still be collected from the Planning Department, 16th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, or any District Offices.
Views on the Review should be sent in writing before the end of December this year to the Planning Department (Tel:2848 2402, Fax: 2877 0389).
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