Annual Report 1999–2000

校園建設與環境保護 86 CAMPU SDEVELOPMEN T AN DENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N 危險品倉庫 Dangerous goods stores 白石角填海作科學園園址 A Science Park will be built on reclaimed land at Pak Shek Kok. 得如火如荼，但由於一直受到監察，所以對本校環境的不良 影響已減至最低。 九廣鐵路大學站上行線車站擴建已完竣並啟用，下行線的 擴建部分及改善工程則仍繼續。而毗鄰大學站的新校巴站及 車圃亦相繼落成啟用。 安全事務 校方定期作安全審核，以確保校園各處倶維持高度的安全標 準。是年又制定具體計劃，以改善飯堂的安全設施和部分 建築物的空調設備，包括更新實驗室的抽氣系統。其他改善 工程包括於上落通道加建扶手，為建築物加設緊急照明，以 及改善火警警報及廣播系統。大學又更換了空調系統的水塔 及水泵，以及工作間內不符安全標準的設備。 另外，為了響應政府推行的樓宇安全檢驗計劃，校內十六幢 最齡的建築物已完成檢驗；其中八幢並已開展修繕工程。 大學安全事務處下設危險品組，專責儲存和管理危險化學 品。校方特於校園東廓新建了四十八個危險品食庫，各佔地 十平方米，以減少在實驗室內存放化學品的數量；又繼續聘 請專業的承辦商，以清理逾期和不穩定的化學品、化學廢 料和生物廢料等。 to i mp r o ve air-conditioning and ventilation systems a t a n umb er o f buildings were planned. Replacement o f decrepit fume cupboards and exhaust systems i n laboratory buildings were under wa y, and enhancement project s related t o fall prevention, emergency lighting , emergency/fire alarm systems, and public announcement facilities were implemented. C o o l i ng towers and condensing water pumps were upgraded, an d ageing and unsafe equipment was replaced. I n response t o t h e government's B u i l d i ng Safety Inspection Scheme, c o n d i t i on surveys and inspections were conducted f o r 1 6 o f the oldest buildings o n campus, eight o f w h i c h were f o l l owed u p o n w i t h remedial works. A Dangerous Goods T e am was se t u p under th e Safety Office t o take charge o f th e storage and management o f specified dangerous chemicals. A n e w dangerous goods store complex consisting o f 4 8 risk-contained compartments w i t h a storage capacity of 1 0 square metres each was erected o n th e eastern campus. Laboratory risks were greatly alleviated as th e need t o store dangerouschemicals i n laboratories wa s reduced. A long-term programme continued wh e r e by th e disposal o f chemical wastes, biological wastes, as we ll as obsolete and sometimes unstable chemicals wa s done t h r o u gh specialist contractors.