HONG Kong is a very prosperous city and it generates a lot of noise.
Noise seems to be unavoidable, with cars, construction sites, televisions, loudspeakers and hawkers.
The Noise Control Bill deals with four forms of noise - noise from domestic premises and public places; from construction activities; from industrial or commercial premises, and from products or equipment. Under the draft bill, construction companies will have to apply for permits for piling work between 7 am and 7 pm. A noise abatement notice will be served on owners or occupiers of premises if the noise emitted is causing a nuisance. Bill also says that products manufactured, imported to or sold in HongKong, must comply with noise standards.
I hope this bill is enacted, so we can live in a more comfortable world.
HUGO CHAN Kowloon