THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 27, 1928.
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Tong scheme is defective, the blame for such defect rests on the Kowloon Tong Estate Company, which should take steps to remedy it by negotiating with the Government for connection with the Shing Mun Waterworks.
7. Pending its use by the Government for other purposes, a small area can be reserved as a children's playground at the junction of Salis- bury and Middle Roads. There is, however, in the opinion of the Government, no area at Tsimshatsui which is really suitable for permanent reservation as a children's playground: and none of the undeveloped area adjoining Nathan Road appears to be suitable for conversion to children's playgrounds.
8. The question of a memorial to Sir C. P. Chater is in the hands of a representative Committee whose plans originally included a Statue for which Government was prepared to grant a site. It is under- stood that the idea has been abandoned in favour of the endowment of scholarships at the University: but if the Committee desire a memorial of the nature suggested in the question, Government is still prepared to consider the grant of a suitable site.
The Hon. Sir HENRY E. POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., requested leave to put the following
supplementary question :-
Does the Government consider that the bathing facilities mentioned in
the answer to question 4 (i) are adequate?
His Excellency the Governor replied that the notice of this question was re-
quired.
6. The Hon. Mr. JOHN OWEN HUGHES, pursuant to notice, asked the following
questions:-
1. What information can the Government lay before the Council as to
the partially prepared site for the new prison situated in Kowloon Bay?
2. What are the daily average of prisoners in 1927 in :-
(a) Victoria Gaol.
(b) Lai Chi Kok Gaol.
3. Does the Government consider these prisons to be overcrowded?
4. If yes, when is it proposed to proceed with increased accommodation?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-
1. The Work on the new gaol at Ngau Shi Wan was suspended after a meeting on the site of members of both Executive and Legislative Councils with His Excellency.
The site adjoins the Airport site at Kowloon Bay and will be required in connection with the development of that project and will not be used for the construction of a Prison.
2.-(a) 774.
(b) 415.
3. Victoria Gaol is overcrowded.
Lai Chi Kok Gaol is not overcrowded.
Chi Kok can hardly be called a prison.
On the other hand Lai There is no cellular
accommodation and little opportunity for employing the prisoners on labour.