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within the whole area of Hong Kong; 201 in the urban area and
75 in the Regional Council area. I'm afraid they have not
broken down these statistics for me in a way that I can answer
the second part of my hon. Friend's question.
Dr HO : Sir, I refer to paragraph 2 of the answer. Can the
Secretary for Security elaborate on the means as to how the
bogus private billiards clubs could be controlled
prevented from operating as commercial public billiard saloons?
and be
Secretary for Security : Yes, Sir, once these clubs are
licensed, that will give the police access to them which is
the most important factor. It will also give the Fire Services
staff access to them, making sure that their fire precautionesures
are adequate.
It will also give the Urban Services Department
access from the health point of view. But the most important
one, as far as we are concerned, is that it gives the police
access and it will give them a much better opportunity to
maintain law and order in these places.