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Fires in

Chung kung

Mautions

Whitten Reply by

Question No. 12

The Hon G T Barnes, Secretary for Security to a question from Hon Hilton Cheong-Leen, CBE, JP

in the Legislative Council meeting of 9 March 1988

12. MR. CHEONG-LEEN asked:

Question i

In view of the large number of guest houses operating in Chungking Mansions and the casualties in

21 February 1988 the fire on 21384) resulting in the death of a tourist,

21.2.88)

will Government inform this Council how many fire incidents have occurred in that building in the past three years, what the causes of these fires were, and what remedial measures will be taken to abate the fire hazards in that building so as to step up the protection of life and property of the residents and to safeguard against any potential harm that might be done to the tourist industry?

Written Reply

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:

Sir,

le

Ketween

Between January 1985 and February 1988, there

were 29 fire incidents in Chungking Mansions. The

causes of these fires were as follows :

electrical short circuits 10

smoking materials

2

-

naked flames from cooking

2

stoves

15.

unknown causes