Question No. 7
Reply by Secretary for Education & Manpower to
LegCo Question from Professor POON Chung-kwong
on 4 December 1985
Question:
Answer:
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Will Government inform this Council whether
there are plans to tackle the problem of
excessive noise affecting schools near to
the airport and major roads.
Sir, the Government is well aware of the
problems faced by certain schools as a
result of increased noise levels in their
vicinity.
A comprehensive study has been conducted to
determine the extent of the problem and to
assess various means of improvement. The
study has established that the measures
required would depend upon the intensity of
the noise affecting a particular school. It
might be necessary to instal double glazing,
to seal the existing windows or simply to
keep existing windows closed. In all three
cases, however, air-conditioning would be
required.
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