MR. NGAI (in Cantonese) : Sir, I would
like to know
whether the Government has foreseen problems that workers
and students will have when going to work or to school in
the very early morning hours and as a result there may be
accidents?
:
CHIEF SECRETARY : Sir, we have looked, in a preliminary
way at the effect that the introduction of daylight saving
time would have on the early morning hours and for
Members' interest I
interest I can give those details. For example,
from May to September, first light would vary between
6.10am and 6.45am compared to the present situation when
there would be first light at between 5.10am and 5.45am.
The same sort of problems that we had on the last occasion
when summer time was introduced on a permanent basis would
not be so acute if it was brought in temporarily for just
the summer months. But these are the factors which
Government will take close
take matters further, Sir.
account of when deciding to