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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 18 January 1989

香港立法局 ———————————一九八九年一月十八日

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646 vehicles required a second test before they were able to meet the emission standard of 60 Hartridge Smoke Units; 74 required a third test; of these 74, seven required a fourth test; and of these seven, one required a fifth test, before they met the emission standard.

(b) We will consider whether to impose a fine and penalty points on repeated offenders, and also the possibility of taking vehicles off the roads. However the current demerit system is specifically designed to improve road safety, so the introduction of penalty points would have considerable policy implications. Nevertheless the EPD is currently conducting a review on smoky vehicles, and will examine these suggestions. The review should be completed by April 1989.

(c) We aim to double the number of tests on smoky vehicles in 1989. We will also, in the context of the review, consider the introduction of an inspection and maintenance programme which will entail regular checks of other air pollutant emissions.

Height of railings in public housing estates

11. 潘志輝議員問:鑑於最近某公共屋邨有一名幼童攀越走廊欄杆墮樓身亡,請政府告知本局

(i) 會否考慮提高現時建築物條例所訂欄杆的高度及設計標準;及

(iii) 香港房屋委員會及香港房屋協會將會採取什麼補救措施,以改善目前公共屋邨的欄杆

設計?

SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS: Sir, the height of railings and their

design requirements are stipulated in the Building (Construction) Regulations and Building (Planning) Regulations.

For accessible roofs, regulation 83 of the Building (Construction) Regulations provides that:

"Every part of a roof, to which access is provided, shall be protected by parapet walls or railings not less than 1 100 mm in height from finished roof level and so constructed as to inhibit climbing and the passage of articles more than 100 mm in their smallest dimension. The lowermost 150 mm of such parapet walls or railings shall be built solid."