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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

LATIVE

香港立法局

15 February 1989

一九八九年二月十五日

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November 1988. Video tapes of the programme are available for schools to borrow;

(d) Three seminars were held in July 1988 for primary and secondary PE teachers and were attended by 212 primary and 187 secondary teachers;

(e) The department encouraged schools to take part in the Land Sports Safety Campaign and Conference organized in November 1988 by the Council for Recreation and Sport in conjunction with the Education Department and other government departments.

The department will continue to advise schools through circulars and seminars, and will continue to check during school visits and inspections that this advice is followed closely.

Public footbridges and subways

11. MRS. TU asked: Would the Government inform this Council what steps have been taken by the various government departments to ensure that the walls and ceilings of public footbridges and subways are kept in good condition, and that public escalators are maintained in clean and therefore safe mechanical order?

SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS: Sir, there are 338 public footbridges and 183 subways widely dispersed throughout urban and rural areas. At present several government departments are responsible for carrying out cleansing and maintenance tasks on these.

The Urban and Regional Services Departments are responsible for the manual sweeping of paved surfaces, including ramps and stairs, and for the removal of posters.

Highways Department is responsible for the structural maintenance and painting of public footbridges and subways and for cleaning dirt or graffiti from the walls and ceiling. They clean the walls about once a year or in response to public complaints.

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department is responsible for maintaining all lighting and pumps in subways. It is also responsible for