HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL -22 February 1989
香港立法局 ·九八九年二月二十二日
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MR. MCGREGOR: Sir, can it be made absolutely clear whether or not flags will fly at half mast? It seems to me that an instruction could possibly be given by Her Majesty's Government.
SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION: Sir, as I said just now, we are not likely to receive any instructions to that effect.
司徒華議員問:主席先生,在不久之前,香港政府管轄的機構曾下半旗,當時下半旗的原因是什
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SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION: Sir, Mr. SZETO WAH is quite correct in saying that the Hong Kong Government flew flags on government buildings at half mast on 9 January 1989 which was the next working day after the passing of the late Emperor Hirohito of Japan. In flying flags at half mast, the Government was paying respect to the head of state of another country.
H.M.S. TAMAR site
6. MR. ARCULLI asked: Sir, will the Administration inform this Council what the present position is regarding the handover of the site known as HMS TAMAR, and whether such handover has any bearing on land use or reclamation of the harbour in the vicinity and east of HMS TAMAR for future development?
SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS: Sir, a decision on the future of HMS TAMAR has not yet been taken. Obviously HMS TAMAR has a significant bearing on the reclamation proposals and this is being addressed in the present comprehensive feasibility study into the Central-Wanchai reclamation.
MR. ARCULLI: Will the Secretary for Lands and Works inform this Council (a) when a decision is to be made on the future of HMS TAMAR; (b) of the reasons why such a decision has not been made; and (c) whether the absence of such a decision has any effect on the supply of land for commercial and office development in Central and Wan Chai districts?