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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-8 March 1989

香港立法局 一九八九年三月八日

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Annex

Additional Inspections and Improvement of Fire Services Installations

(a) Public Housing Estates

(i) fixed gas installations in transformer houses and switch rooms

and smoke detectors in sheltered housing and commercial centres and so on are subject to quarterly inspections.

(ii)

Wet risers, dry risers and hose-reels in buildings and fire extinguishers placed in switch rooms, garages, estate offices and so on are subject to annual inspections.

(iii) In additional to (i) to (ii), the Housing Department management staff carry out regular checks on all fire-fighting installations in estates under their charge and in case of damage, immediate repairs are arranged.

(iv) Apart from routine servicing, the fire services installations in older housing estates are now being systematically upgraded. under an ongoing improvement programme.

(v) The Housing Department maintenance staff constantly carry out studies to identify methods and materials to minimize vandalism and abuse of fire services installations.

(b) Temporary Housing Areas (THA)

(i) Fire pumps are checked by Housing Department staff every quarter to ensure that they are serviceable. In view of the higher fire risks in temporary housing areas, arrangements are being made to step up the inspection frequency to once a month during the dry season.

(ii)

In addition, Housing Department management staff check installations during their regular patrols of THAs and arrange immediate repair in case of damage, for example, as a result of

vandalism.