Question No. 7
Reply by the Hon. CHAN Nai-keong, CBE, JP, Secretary for Lands and Works, to question by the Hon. CHEUNG Yan-lung, OBE, SBStJ, JP
at Legislative Council on 7 August 1985
Question: Can Government make a statement on the progress
made in providing lighting for NT villages ?
Sir,
Since 1981, provision has been made each year in the Public Lighting Programme for approximately 800 new lighting points in New Territories villages. As at July 1985, some 4 700 points have been approved by the Public Lighting Vetting Committee of which nearly 3 000 have already been installed and the balance are still outstanding. A review of administrative procedures was recently conducted under the auspices of the Regional Secretary for the New Territories
involving all the Government departments concerned with implementation of Village Lighting Programme as well as
the power company.
This review has identified ways of trying to speed up the implementation of approved works and I am confident that the present backlog will be substantially reduced by the end of the current financial year.