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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 28, 1936.
Order under section 75 (8) of the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 15 of 1935, made by the Governor on the 15 day of July, 1936.
Administration Reports, 1935:-
Part I.-General Administration:-
Report on the Assessment for the year 1936-1937.
Report of the Harbour Master and Director of Air Services.
Part II.-Law and Order :-
Report of the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade.
QUESTIONS.
5. The Hon. Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions :-
1. With reference to the bathing beach known as Chek Sha, situate midway
between Ban Sin Kok and Miu Sek at Junk Bay,-
I. Is Government aware:—
(a) That it is a popular bathing beach frequently resorted to
by launch picnic parties?
(b) That a fair sized cesspool was recently constructed and used within approximately 200 yards of high-water mark, and
(c) That two sheds were built and inhabited within approxi-
mately 50 yards of the cesspool?
II. Will Government consider the question of having the cesspool and matsheds removed to some other place not adjacent to popular bathing beaches, so that the sea may not be polluted thereby?
2.- Will Government be good enough to furnish to this Council full information as to the supply from any Government depot or otherwise of duty-free petrol to civil servants-
(a) setting out the terms and conditions and restrictions (if any)
under which such supply is given; and
(b) setting out the amount of duty-free petrol so supplied during
the years 1934, 1935, and the first six months of 1936.
3.-I. Is Government aware that in recent criminal proceedings it was proved in evidence by Crown witnesses that there were no less than 800 opium divans in the Colony, of the existence of which the Authorities had no knowledge and, if so, will Government state whether any explanation has been called for from the Departments concerned as to how such a large number of divans can exist without the knowledge of the Authori- ties?
II. Will Government state whether any steps have been taken to suppress
these divans and, if so, with what result?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-
1.-(I) (a) It is understood that this is a small stony beach not particularly adapted to use by bathers, but that motor boats conveying bathers frequently anchor off the shore.
(b) Yes. (c) Yes.