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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 24, 1936.
PAPERS.
4. The following papers were laid on the table:
The Kai Tak Civil Airport declared by the Governor in Council under section 2 of the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance, 1936, Ordinance No. 7 of 1936, to be an Authorised Aerodrome" and a Sanitary Aero- drome", dated 4th June, 1936.
Amendments to Regulations under section 10 of the Naval Volunteer Ordinance,
1933, Ordinance No. 30 of 1933, dated 3rd June, 1936.
Amendments to the Vehicles and Traffic Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, Ordinance No. 40 of 1912, dated 11th June, 1936.
Administration Reports, 1935:-
Part II.-Law and Order :-
Report on the New Territories: District Office, South.
QUESTIONS.
5. The Hon. Mr. CHAU TSUN-NIN, pursuant to notice, asked the following
questions:-
With reference to the Hon. Colonial Secretary's replies to the questions asked by the Hon. Dr. R. H. KOTEWALL in this Council on the 10th January, 1935, in regard to the explosion of a gasometer at West Point, will the Government state:
(1) Whether it has been finally decided to move the gasometer at West Point to a more suitable site; and, if so, where the site is;
(2) Whether advice of the Home Authorities has been obtained as to whether special legislation for the compulsory inspection of gasometers is desirable here; and
(3) What action does the Government propose to take in regard to
gasometers in other parts of the Colony?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:----
(1) The Hong Kong and China Gas Company have purchased an area of land now known as Inland Lots 4097 and 4098 situated to the South of the Cattle Depot at Kennedy Town. One Gasometer of 500,000 cubic feet capacity has already been erected on this area to replace the former main Gasometer at West Point. Government understands that the Company proposes to transfer at a later date all the remaining gas- holders in Hong Kong and Kowloon either to Kennedy Town or to Ma Tau Kok.
(2) The advice of the Home Authorities on the desirability of special legisla- tion for the compulsory external inspection of Gasometers has been obtained. Government has also had the benefit of the advice of the Institute of Gas Engineers in England on this subject.
In view, however, of the fact that a Gasholder Committee of the Institute of Gas Engineers has recently been examining in conjunction with the Home Office the question of the internal inspection of gas- holders it has been considered advisable to postpone further considera- tion of the matter until that Committee has issued its recommendations.
An officer of this Government at present on leave is under instruc- tions to visit the proper authorities at Home with a view to acquiring the latest information regarding maintenance and design of gasholders from the point of view of public safety.
(3) The reply to this question is contained in the foregoing answers.