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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 15 February 1989
香港立法局———————————一九八九年二月十五日
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MRS. CHOW: I would just like to echo Mr. LEE. Would the Secretary please pose the question to Her Majesty's Government concerning the sharing of our financial burden?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, this would be a policy matter which I think goes beyond my terms of responsibility. The Government will consider the question that has been put but I can give no undertaking that such a question will be put to Her Majesty's Government.
MR. CHEONG: In relation to the Secretary's reply to my earlier question, Sir, am I correct in taking it that we can in fact conduct foreign affairs without the blessing of the sovereign state?
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT: It goes slightly beyond the original question, but relating to your own responsibilities, Secretary for Security?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: The answer, Sir, is "no".
Written answers to questions
Noise pollution caused by vehicle repair workshops
9. 潘志輝議員問:鑑於居於修車房鄰近或樓上的居民,經常投訴修車房做成噪音環境衛生及 安全等問題,政府可否告知本局,有否考慮在各工廠區多提供特定的地點,以專供修車房之用?
如有的話,地點何在?如上述問題的答案屬否的話,在考慮修車房地點時,會否盡可能將它們設 於遠離民居的地區,以減少對居民的滋擾及確保居民的安全?
SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS: Sir, this is a perennial problem, which I cannot claim that Government has really solved.
Sites in Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok Road, Sha Tin and Yuen Long have previously been sold with a requirement for a certain number of vehicle repair workshops. However, the developments have not been entirely successful, as smaller operators have been reluctant to move into the buildings. Small vehicle repair workshops are also difficult neighbours to other industrial tenants because they tend to be rather dirty and to block entrances and exits. A better solution is certainly needed, and I have asked departments to think again, not least because