Issued by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Information Services
Garden Road, 5th-8th Floors, Murray Building, Hong Kong. Tel: 2842 8777
Friday, January 9, 1998
CONTENTS
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1. CDC press statement
2. Update on avian flu
3. Poultry trade employers reminded of legal obligations
4. ACI's recommendations on Hepatitis A prevention
5. Employment and vacancy statistics for September 1997
released
6. EC endorses the establishment of QEF Steering Committee
7. Annual surveys point to attractiveness of Hong Kong
8. Chief Executive visits Hong Kong's maximum security prison
9. Public urged to register as voters before January 16
10. Precedence Table of the HKSAR
11. Promotions in the Administrative Service
12. Viewing platform closed for enhancement works
13. List of Environmental Reports released
14. Code for Electricity (Wiring) Regulations revised
15. Traffic to improve in Tai Wai with Road T3
1. CDC press statement
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The following is issued on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Altanta (CDC) on studies and tests being conducted by CDC:
"CDC had been conducting various studies on H5N1.
Approximately some 400 blood samples had been tested
by CDC in Altanta as part of the cohort studies. These
results are preliminary and need to be interpreted
together with information from field investigations.
Results will not be available until the end of January.
The CDC had not given any results to the Hong Kong
Department of Health at this stage and had not been
conducting any tests on poultry for the Hong Kong
Government as reported in a newspaper in Hong Kong."
End
2. Update on avian flu
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The Department of Health (DH) announced today
(Friday) that there was no new case of influenza A (H5N1)
today.
Moreover, Case No. 2 on yesterday's suspected case
list, involving a six-year-old boy, has been deleted from
the list.
This brings the total number of cases to 16 confirmed
and one suspected cases.
Following is a list of the cases and their latest
conditions:
Confirmed cases
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Case 1
Sex / Age: Male / 3 yr
Condition: Died
Case 2
Sex / Age: Male / 2 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
Case 3
Sex / Age: Female / 13 yr
Condition: Died
Case 4
Sex / Age: Male / 54 yr
Condition: Died
Case 5
Sex / Age: Female / 5 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
Case 6
Sex / Age: Male / 37 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
Case 7
Sex / Age: Female / 24 yr
Condition: Under treatment, condition critical
Case 8
Sex / Age: Male / 2 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
Case 9
Sex / Age: Male / 4 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
Case 10
Sex / Age: Male / 1 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
Case 11
Sex / Age: Female / 3 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
Case 12
Sex / Age: Female / 60 yr
Condition: Died
Case 13
Sex / Age: Female / 25 yr
Condition: Under treatment, condition critical
Case 14
Sex / Age: Female / 14 yr
Condition: Under treatment, condition satisfactory
Case 15
Sex / Age: Male / 3 yr
Condition: Under observation, condition satisfactory
Case 16
Sex / Age: Female / 19 yr
Condition: Under treatment, condition critical
Suspected cases
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Case 1
Sex / Age: Female / 3 yr
Condition: Recovered and discharged
End
3. Poultry trade employers reminded of legal obligations
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Following the Finance Committee's approval of a
compensation package for people directly affected by the
recent slaughter of chickens and other poultry, a
spokesman for the Labour Department today (Friday) once
again reminded employers in poultry trade of their
obligations under the Employment Ordinance to their
employees.
The spokesman said, "Employers have a legal
responsibility to pay wages and benefits due to workers in
their employ. If they dismiss any employee, they must pay
termination compensation in accordance with the Employment
Ordinance and the employment contract."
The spokesman advised employees in the trade to
contact the Labour Department's Labour Relations Branch
offices if they needed assistance in claiming their wages
and entitlements under the Employment Ordinance. He said
the department would deal with their claims as soon as
possible.
Employers and employees wishing to make enquiries on
the legal entitlements under the Employment Ordinance can
call the department at 2852 3545.
For employment assistance, employees may approach the
department's Local Employment Service offices throughout
the territory.
End
4. ACI's recommendations on Hepatitis A prevention
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The Advisory Committee on Immunisation (ACI) met
today (Friday) and discussed, among other things, the most
suitable strategy for preventing Hepatitis A in the
community.
Reviewing the scientific data currently available,
the ACI concluded that the timing of a Hepatitis A
outbreak could not be predicted with certainty, whether in
1998 or beyond.
After in-depth deliberations, members of the ACI came
to a unanimous view that the most effective method for
preventing Hepatitis A in the community is food and
personal hygiene and that public education should be
enhanced and sustained to ensure a high public awareness
of healthy eating habits.
"The ACI is also of the view that while Hepatitis A
vaccination is an effective means of providing individual
protection against Hepatitis A, its role in mass
immunisation in Hong Kong remains unconfirmed," a
spokesman for the ACI said.
"It has therefore recommended that travellers
visiting places of high endemicity should be encouraged to
receive vaccination for their own protection on a pay-for-
service basis.
"They should be given access to information on the
infection, counselling on vaccination and channels to
receive the vaccination at one's own cost."
Food handlers should be educated to maintain a high
standard of food hygiene. As a supplementary measure, it
is advisable for them to acquire vaccinations to minimise
the risk of infection.
The ACI noted that the cost-effectiveness of the
vaccine in mass immunisation had yet to be convincingly
demonstrated.
"The primary function of high risk group vaccination
is individual protection, rather than outbreak
prevention," the spokesman said.
"To prevent the occurrence of an Hepatitis A
outbreak, food hygiene and safety remains the most
important defence line, since it can be practised by
everyone."
End
5. Employment and vacancy statistics for September 1997
released
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According to the figures released today (Friday) by
the Census and Statistics Department, employment in the
financing, insurance, real estate and business services
sector and at construction sites continued to increase in
September 1997 over a year earlier. The decline in
employment in the manufacturing sector was also less rapid
than in the previous period. Employment in some service
sectors showed a small decline.
Concurrently, there was a marked increase in
vacancies in most of the major sectors. An exception was
vacancies at construction sites, which showed a further
decrease as work on the Airport Core Programme approached
completion. Taking all the major sectors surveyed
together, there were around 56,900 vacancies in September
1997, up 12% from the number recorded in September 1996.
In terms of the number of persons engaged, the
wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants
and hotels sector was the largest, employing 1,026,600
persons in September 1997. This was followed by the
financing, insurance, real estate and business services
sector, with an employment of 415,900; the community,
social and personal services sector, 313,900; the
manufacturing sector, 309,200; and the transport, storage
and communications sector, 177,600. Also, there were
78,100 manual workers at construction sites.
In terms of change from a year earlier, employment in
the financing, insurance, real estate and business
services sector and manual workers at construction sites
rose further, by 6% and 2% respectively in September 1997.
Employment in the community, social and personal services
sector was little changed. Employment in the wholesale,
retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels
and transport, storage and communications sectors
registered small declines, by 2% and 1% respectively.
Employment in the manufacturing sector continued to fall,
by 6% over a year earlier, albeit at a rate less rapid
than in the previous years. The respective employment
figures are shown in greater details in Table 1.
As regards the vacancy situation in individual
sectors, the wholesale, retail and import/export trades,
restaurants and hotels sector had the largest number of
vacancies, at 23,150 in September 1997. This was followed
by the financing, insurance, real estate and business
services sector, at 13,350; the community, social and
personal services sector, at 8,270; the manufacturing
sector, at 6,970; and the transport, storage and
communications sector, at 3,780. Also, there were 1,320
vacancies for manual workers at construction sites.
In terms of change from a year earlier, vacancies in
the financing, insurance, real estate and business
services sector recorded a substantial increase of 25% in
September 1997. This was followed by vacancies in the
manufacturing sector, increasing by 19%; the transport,
storage and communications sector, by 17%; and the
wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants
and hotels sector, by 9%. The community, social and
personal services sector registered little change in
vacancies. Vacancies for manual workers at construction
sites, on the other hand, fell substantially, by 10%. Job
vacancy figures for selected major industry sectors are
shown in Table 2.
Of the total of some 56,900 vacancies (other than
those in the Civil Service) recorded in September 1997,
the majority fell into four major occupation groups, viz.
associate professionals; clerks; service workers and shop
sales workers; and elementary occupations. They together
accounted for about three-quarters of the total number of
vacancies in all the major sectors surveyed.
In September 1997, vacancies in most of the major
occupation groups continued to show significant increases
over a year earlier. Vacancies in the craft and related
workers category showed the largest increase, by 25 per
cent. This was followed by vacancies in the professionals
category, by 22 per cent; the elementary occupations
category, by 21 per cent; the managerial and
administrative occupation category, by 13 per cent; the
clerks category, by 13 per cent; the associate
professionals category, by 10 per cent; the plant and
machine operators and assemblers category, by 7 per cent;
and the service workers and shop sales workers category,
by 4 per cent. Job vacancy figures broken down by major
occupation group are shown in Table 3.
The above statistics for September 1997 were derived
from the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies, the
Supplementary Survey of Job Vacancies and the Quarterly
Employment Survey of Construction Sites conducted by the
Department. In the former two surveys, some economic
activities (e.g. those where self-employment is
predominant, such as taxi operators, hawkers and freelance
authors) are not covered and hence the respective
employment and vacancy figures relate only to those
selected industries included in the surveys. In the
latter survey on construction sites, employment and
vacancy figures relate to manual workers only.
Detailed breakdowns of the above statistics are
available from the Quarterly Report of Employment,
Vacancies and Payroll Statistics, September 1997 and the
Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies at
Construction Sites, September 1997. They will be
available at HK$42 per copy and HK$16 per copy (both
exclusive of postage) respectively at the Government
Publications Centre, Ground Floor, Low Block, Queensway
Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong and at the
Publications Unit of the Census and Statistics Department
on the 19th Floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan
Chai, Hong Kong.
End
6. EC endorses the establishment of QEF Steering Committee
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The Education Commission (EC) discussed today
(Friday) the terms of reference for the Steering Committee
to be established to monitor the operation of the Quality
Education Fund (QEF).
Speaking after the EC meeting, the Chairman,
Professor Rosie Young said, "We welcome the approval by
the Finance Committee of a grant of $5 billion to
establish a QEF to promote quality and innovation in
school education at all levels.
"A Steering Committee will be set up under the EC to
advise on the operation of the QEF. EC itself will
continue to advise the government on the overall
directions for quality education.
"The government will shortly appoint the Steering
Committee, which will soon work out the operational
details for the QEF. We expect that the first call for
applications can be made in February 1998. Schools and
the education community are encouraged to apply for the
funds to promote quality education."
The Commission also noted the progress of the
implementation of quality assurance inspections by the
Education Department. Members were briefed on the
preliminary plan to conduct another series of pilot
inspections. The experience gained from these pilot
inspections would help improve the future implementation
of quality assurance inspections.
End
7. Annual surveys point to attractiveness of Hong Kong
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The steady increase in the value of external
investment in Hong Kong's manufacturing industries over
the past 10 years reflects the attractiveness of Hong Kong
as a manufacturing base, the Director-General of Industry,
Mr Francis Ho, said today (Friday).
Mr Ho announced the findings of the latest surveys
conducted by the Industry Department on external
investment in Hong Kong's manufacturing industries, and on
regional representation by overseas companies in Hong
Kong, at a press briefing to review the work of the
department in last year.
According to the findings of the survey on external
investment, the total value of the stock of inward direct
investments at historical cost was HK$48 billion at the
end of 1996, which represents a six per cent growth
(HK$2.6 billion) over that of the previous year.
Japan continued to be the leading source country of
external manufacturing investment, accounting for 38 per
cent of the total. The United States (27 per cent) was
the second largest investor, followed by the Mainland of
China and the United Kingdom (each accounted for five per
cent).
Electronics, electrical products, chemical products,
and food and beverages were the major industries which
received external investment. These four industries
together accounted for about 59 per cent of the total
external manufacturing investment in 1996.
"The main aim of the Industry Department's inward
investment promotion programme with respect to the
manufacturing industries is to bring into Hong Kong new or
improved products, processes, designs and management
techniques," Mr Ho said.
"In this regard, our survey reveals that 35 per cent
of the companies with external investment were joint
ventures with local partners, which provide a good
opportunity for technology transfer.
"Fifty-three per cent of the companies with external
investment reported that they had been involved in the
transfer of one or more types of advanced technology," he
added.
On the attractiveness of Hong Kong as a manufacturing
base, Mr Ho said that 75 per cent of the respondents
considered that Hong Kong's overall manufacturing
investment environment had been improved or remained more
or less the same. Most companies considered Hong Kong's
infrastructure, banking and financial facilities, and
labour productivity the most important and favourable
factors, while labour cost and cost of office/factory
space were considered by about half of the respondents as
unfavourable.
Commenting on the 1997 Survey of Regional
Representation by Overseas Companies in Hong Kong, Mr Ho
said: "The survey reaffirmed the increasing importance of
Hong Kong as a major regional business centre for overseas
companies."
The survey identified 2 530 regional operations by
overseas companies in Hong Kong as at 1 June 1997. They
included 924 regional headquarters and 1 606 regional
offices. This represents a 10 per cent increase in the
total number of regional operations by overseas companies
in Hong Kong, compared with the position a year ago.
The United States, with 219 companies, had the
largest number of regional headquarters in Hong Kong,
followed by Japan (121 companies), the Mainland of China
(117 companies) and the United Kingdom (86 companies). On
the other hand, Japan had the largest number of regional
offices (378 companies), followed by the United States
(262 companies), the United Kingdom (130 companies) and
the Mainland of China (128 companies).
Ninety-one per cent of the respondents considered the
overall attractiveness of Hong Kong as a location for
regional headquarters or regional office had improved or
was more or less the same when compared with the previous
year.
More than 90 per cent of the respondents considered
banking and financial facilities, government economic
policy and infrastructure the most important and
favourable factors.
End
8. Chief Executive visits Hong Kong's maximum security prison
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The Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, today (Friday)
visited Stanley Prison to see the operation and management
of Hong Kong's top maximum security prison.
Accompanied by the Commissioner of Correctional
Services, Mr Raymond Lai Ming-kee, Mr Tung visited several
workshops, the kitchen, a prison accommodation hall and
the prison hospital.
The Chief Executive was briefed on the prison's
management and operation by the Chief Superintendent, Mr
Kwok Leung-ming.
During a tour of the shoe-making workshop, Mr Tung
was briefed that the prisoners helped produce leatherware
for the discipline services. At the silk-screening
workshop, he saw prisoners working on road signs which
were exclusively produced by the Correctional Services
Industries of CSD.
The Chief Executive also visited the garment workshop
complex where he saw prisoners working in the cutting
section and saw the display of garment products made for
various disciplined services and quasi-Government
organisations.
At one of the accommodation halls, the Chief
Executive was briefed on the various renovation made to
the cells to provide individual sanitary facilities to
inmates. He also visited the institution's hospital where
he was briefed on the medical facilities provided for
prisoners.
After his visit to Stanley Prison, Mr Tung attended
the Correctional Services Department (CSD) Annual
Inspection where he praised the department for its high
efficiency, well-managed organisation as well as the
professionalism displayed in its work.
"These achievements of the department, coupled with
the well-established regulatory mechanism of our legal
system, have helped to keep our penal system and
correctional services at world-class level," the Chief
Executive said in his address at the Annual Inspection.
"A major principle upheld by our correctional
institutions in prison management is that persons placed
in their custody are kept in a dignified manner, taking
into account the safety of the public as well as that of
individual inmates.
"The rehabilitation and training programmes designed
by various institutions for prisoners all aim at preparing
them for integration into society upon release and
providing them with the best possible opportunities to
make a fresh start in life.
"This is indeed a highly challenging and meaningful
task which members of our Correctional Services should
pride themselves on," said Mr Tung.
The Chief Executive also noted that the CSD had made
remarkable achievements in the Vietnamese migrant issue,
with CSD staff playing an active role in tackling the
problem over the years.
He said the CSD had done an excellent job in
maintaining good order in the VM detention centres and
implementing the Orderly Repatriation Programme.
"The patience, devotion and highly efficiency you
demonstrated in your work are highly commendable," said Mr
Tung.
The Chief Executive pointed out that the Government
was addressing the issue of prison over-crowding in a
proactive way and that the situation would be improved
gradually with the implementation of a package of
comprehensive measures to tackle the situation.
End
9. Public urged to register as voters before January 16
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The acting Director of Home Affairs, Mr Lui Hau-tuen,
today (Friday) called on eligible people to sign up as
voters for the first Legislative Council elections of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region before the
deadline for registration on January 16.
Speaking at an opening ceremony of the Fifth Tai Po
Festival at the Tai Po Sports Ground, Mr Lui said: "Those
who have not yet registered should do so without further
delay to ensure that they can exercise their sacred right
and duty in the coming LegCo elections."
"Only by taking an active part in the May 24
elections can Hong Kong people show the world that we can
practise a high degree of autonomy promised to us," he
added.
Mr Lui also praised Voter Registration Ambassadors
for their efforts by actively promoting and registering
new voters to ensure maximum voter turnout on election
day.
Turning to the month-long Tai Po Festival, Mr Lui
said it had been held every three years since 1985 to
cultivate a stronger sense of belonging among residents in
the district as well as to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Nearly 40 activities will be held at various venues
in the district, including public housing estates,
shopping malls, sports grounds and the Tai Po Cultural
Centre until February 11.
Organised by the Fifth Tai Po Festival Co-ordinating
Committee with the assistance of the Tai Po District
Office, the festival will feature a wide variety of
cultural and recreational programmes, photographic
competitions, games, exhibitions and feasts for the
elderly as well as carnivals.
The festival was organised at a cost of about $2.8
million, of which $1 million was funded by the Tai Po
Provisional District Board, and about $680,000 by the
Provisional Regional Council with the rest covered by
local donations.
The opening ceremony was followed by a large-scale
variety show which attracted more than 2,000 residents.
Among the officiating guests were Tai Po Provisional
District Board Chairman, Mr Cheung Hok-ming; and Tai Po
District Officer, Mr Frankie Lui.
End
10. Precedence Table of the HKSAR
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The Government issued the Precedence Table for the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region today (January 9,
Friday). The main purpose of the Precedence Table is for
reference in determining protocol order at major official
functions and ceremonies.
The new Precedence Table will be published in the
Civil and Miscellaneous Lists to replace the old one. The
Civil and Miscellaneous Lists is a government publication
which sets out the civil establishment, memberships of
councils, boards and committees etc.
As the Precedence Table is for use in the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, members of national bodies
or committees set up by national bodies have not been
included. Members of national bodies or committees will
be treated as guests.
The following is the Precedence Table:
1. The Chief Executive
2. The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
3. The Chief Secretary for Administration
4. The Financial Secretary
5. The Secretary for Justice
6. The Convenor of the Executive Council
The President of the Provisional Legislative Council
Other Members of the Executive Council
7. Principal Officials/Directors of Bureaux
8. Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal
Non-Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal
The Chief Judge of the High Court
9. Other Members of the Provisional Legislative Council
10. Consuls-General*
11. Religious Leaders
12. Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal
13. Heads of Universities
14. Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the
High Court
Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High
Court
15. The Chairman of the Public Service Commission
The Ombudsman
16. Consuls-in-charge/Honorary Consuls*
17. Officials of Directorate Grade 6 Rank and above
18. District Judges
19. The Chairman of the Provisional Urban Council
The Chairman of the Provisional Regional Council
Other Members of the Provisional Municipal Councils
20. Provisional District Board Chairmen
21. Justices of the Peace
* Signifies courtesy precedence
End
11. Promotions in the Administrative Service
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The Government announced today (Friday) the following
promotions in the Administrative Service with effect from
1 January 1998:
To the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A
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Present Post
Andrew Leung Director of Social Welfare
Stephen Lam Director of Administration and
Development, Department of Justice
Carrie Yau Director of Administration
To the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1
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Present Post
Tam Wing-pong Deputy Secretary for Trade and Industry
Clement Mak Deputy Secretary for Constitutional
Affairs
Gregory Leung Deputy Secretary for Health and Welfare
Thomas Yiu Commissioner, Hong Kong Export Credit
Insurance Corporation
Alan Wong Commissioner of Insurance/Registrar of
Occupational Retirement Schemes
Mike Rowse Director, Business and Services
Promotion Unit
Joshua Law Private Secretary to Chief Executive
To the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B
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Present Post
Lui Hau-tuen Deputy Director of Home Affairs
Augustine Cheng Deputy Director of Home Affairs
Maureen Chan Deputy Secretary for Constitutional
Affairs
Robin Ip Deputy Secretary for Constitutional
Affairs
Jenny Wallis Deputy Secretary for Broadcasting,
Culture and Sport
Richard Yuen Deputy Secretary for Economic
Services/Secretary, Port Development
Board
Duncan Pescod Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service
Marion Lai Commissioner for Official Languages
Au King-chi Press Secretary to Chief Executive
Jennifer Mak Director Corporate Services, Housing
Department
Emma Lau Deputy Secretary for the Treasury
Stanley Ying Deputy Director-General of Trade
Eva Cheng Deputy Head, Central Policy Unit
End
12. Viewing platform closed for enhancement works
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The upper viewing platform adjacent to the Lantau
Link Visitors Centre has been closed for landscape
enhancement works and improvement of facilities.
A limited amount of seating will be provided at an
elevated deck on the platform, which is a popular place
for viewing the Lantau Link. Lighting by the footpath
leading to the viewing platform will also be improved.
A plaque commemorating the ceremonial opening of the
Lantau Link in April last year will be erected on the
platform and two binocular viewing stands installed.
Apparatus used in the spinning of the Tsing Ma Bridge's
main cables will be placed by the access footpath.
The works will carry on until the end of this month.
In the meantime, the Visitors Centre and the lower
viewing platform, which also afford an excellent view of
the Lantau Link, remain open. Some 122,000 people visited
the centre and platforms last month, a special attraction
being the Lantau Link's festive lighting which will
continue until after Chinese New Year.
The Visitors Centre, located at the North West Tsing
Yi Interchange, is open from 10 am to 5 pm Monday to
Friday, and 10 am to 6.30 pm on Saturday, Sunday and
public holidays. The centre is closed on Wednesday,
except when it is a public holiday.
The lower viewing platform is open from 7 am to 10.30
pm Sunday to Friday and 7 am to 1.30 am the next day on
Saturday and public holidays.
Admission is free.
End
13. List of Environmental Reports released
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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today
(Friday) released a list of environmental impact
assessment (EIA) reports of major development projects
completed in October to December, 1997 as well as a list
of on-going major EIAs.
A complete list of all on-going EIAs is available for
public inspection at the Environmental Resources Centre at
221, Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Following is a list of major EIA reports completed in
the last quarter :
1. Engineering Infrastructure in Tseung Kwan O Town
Centre Central (Territory Development Department)
2. Main Drainage Channel for Fanling, Sheung Shui
and Hinterland (Territory Development Department)
3. Kennedy Road Improvements and Queen's Lines Link
(Highways Department)
4. West Rail (Initial Assessment Report) West
Kowloon to Tuen Mun Centre (Kowloon Canton
Railway Corporation)
The final reports and executive summaries of
completed EIAs are available for inspection at the EPD
Library, 40th floor, Revenue Tower, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
The project proponents are also required to deposit
the EIA reports at each of the public reference libraries;
Public Enquiry Centre of relevant District Office(s); and
the Provisional Legislative Council Secretariat Library.
Other on-going major EIAs include:
1. Sham Tseng Link Feasibility Study (Highways
Department)
2. Central Reclamation, Phase III(Territory
Development Department)
3. Aviation Fuel Pipeline (Airport Authority)
4. Central/Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern
Corridor Link (Highways Department)
5. Backfilling of Marine Borrow Area at East Tung
Lung Chau(Civil Engineering Department)
6. Tsuen Wan Bay Further Reclamation (Territory
Development Department)
7. Kowloon Point Development Feasibility Study
(Territory Development Department)
8. South East Kowloon Development Feasibility Study
(Territory Development Department)
9. Trunk Road T7 in Ma On Shan (Territory
Development Department)
10. Feasibility Study for Tseung Kwan O Port
Development at Area 131 (Territory Development
Department)
11. Feasibility Study on the Alternative Alignment
for the Western Coast Road, Tseung Kwan O
(Territory Development Department)
12. Yuen Long Bypass Floodway (Territory Development
Department)
13. Feasibility Study for Development of Pak Shek Kok
Area (Territory Development Department)
14. EIA for the Proposed Waste-to-Energy Incineration
Facilities (Environmental Protection Department)
15. EIA on HEC's Proposed New 1800 MW Power Station
(Hong Kong Electricity Co Ltd)
16. Investigation of Improvements to Island Eastern
Corridor Section between North Point Interchange
and Sai Wan Ho (Highways Department)
17. Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme Environmental
Impact Assessment Study (Environmental Protection
Department)
18. Remaining Development in Tung Chung and Tai Ho -
Comprehensive Feasibility Study(Territory
Development Department)
19. Road P2 Connecting the Tseung Kwan O Town Centre
and Western Coast Road (Territory Development
Department)
20. Dualling of Hiram's Highway between Clear Water
Bay Road and Marina Cove and Improvements to
Local Access to Ho Chung (Highways Department)
21. Planning and Engineering Feasibility Study for
Development at Anderson Road (Civil Engineering
Department)
22. Investigation Assignment for Route 16 from West
Kowloon to Sha Tin (Dual 3-Lane Scheme) (Highways
Department)
23. Route 9 between Tsing Yi & Cheung Sha Wan
(Highways Department)
24. KCRC West Rail (Kowloon Canton Railway
Corporation)
25. Feasibility Study for Intensification and
Extension of Tseung Kwan O New Town (Territory
Development Department)
26. Planning and Engineering Feasibility Study for
Development at Choi Wan Road and Jordan Valley
(Civil Engineering Department)
27. Lau Fau Shan Development - Remaining Works
(Territory Development Department)
28. Supplementary EIA for River Trade Terminal (RTT)
Proposed Sand Borrow - Brothers Island (River
Trade Terminal)
29. Tseung Kwan O Extension Phase II (Mass Transit
Railway Corporation)
30. Planning and Development Study on Hong Kong
Island South and Lamma Island (Territory
Development Department)
31. New Road from Man Kam To to NT Circular Road and
Border Crossing Facilities Expansion (Highways
Department)
32. Construction of Peng Chau Typhoon Shelter (Civil
Engineering Department)
33. Ma Wan Dangerous Goods Anchorage (DGA)
Environmental Impact Assessment (Territory
Development Department)
End
14. Code for Electricity (Wiring) Regulations revised
*************************************************
The Code of Practice (COP) for the Electricity
(Wiring) Regulations has been revised to bring it up to
date with the latest international safety standards and
the current practice in Hong Kong's electrical industry.
A spokesman for the Electrical and Mechanical
Services Department said today (Friday) that the COP gave
general technical guidelines to workers and contractors in
the electrical trade on the statutory requirements
stipulated in the regulations.
"It has proved to be a useful tool since its first
publication in 1992, when the regulations were enacted,"
the spokesman said.
"Electrical workers and contractors should refer to
the revised code for guidelines on, for example, the
requirements of periodic testing of electrical
installations," he added.
The revised COP incorporates the latest requirements
of the acceptable international standards for various
types of electrical installations.
About 60,000 copies of a newsletter informing members
of the trade of the revised COP have been distributed.
Copies of the COP can be bought at the Government
Publications Centre, ground floor, Low Block, Queensway
Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
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15. Traffic to improve in Tai Wai with Road T3
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Traffic conditions in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, will be
improved with the completion of Road T3 (Tai Wai Section)
in late 2002.
A spokesman for the Territory Development Department
said today (Friday) that about two kilometres of
carriageways comprising an elevated carriageway, underpass
and slip roads on the section of Tai Po Road between Sha
Tin Heights and Lion Rock Tunnel Road would be built.
The project works will also include a carriageway
bridge across Shing Mun River Channel; widening and
reconstruction of part of the Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Heights
Section); a new pedestrian and cycle bridge across Kowloon
Canton Railway line; and subways and footpaths in the
vicinity of the roads.
"Apart from improving the traffic flow in Tai Wai
Area, Road T3 will also provide an important link to the
Sha Tin Town Centre and the urban area in Kowloon," the
spokesman said.
The construction works, which will include drainage
works, slope works, and erection of noise barriers and
retaining walls etc, will begin in September 1999.
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