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MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, may we be assured that when the lifts are overcrowded in this building it is not because Government is trying to prevent Urban Councillors from attending this meeting.
CHAIRMAN: -You have my assurance, Sir.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, may I ask Mr. SALES, through you, whether he has any particular case in mind?
MR. SALES--Yes, Mr. Chairman. I noticed Mr. CHEONG-LEEN coming in somewhat late as usual (Laughter) and that prompted the question.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN: Mr. Chairman, as an answer to Mr. SALES' question, may I say through you that I could use the lift as a good excuse, but to-day I am afraid I cannot. (Laughter).
DR. R. H. S. LEE asked the following question:-
Is the Chairman aware of the insanitary practice of fresh meat delivery-sometimes in large amounts-by filthy bicycles from market stalls, and the common incidence of meat and vehicle falling to the ground without regard to the health hazards involved by the delivery attendant? What steps are taken to stop it?
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES replied as follows:
As Members are aware, a campaign against the unhygienic transport of meat was launched last September, and has been mentioned from time to time in the Monthly Publicity Report. This campaign has been directed against all insanitary methods of meat transport, including motor vehicles as well as bicycles.
Letters were sent to the associations of meat dealer in September 1962, and thereafter the stall-holders concerned were kept under observation and any offenders were warned. From December 1962 no further warnings were issued but legal action was taken against offenders. As a result, 26 prosecutions have been taken out, 11 of which were for offences involving bicycles. A press release was issued in connexion with the campaign, and satisfactory publicity has been given to the results of prosecutions on at least four separate occasions.
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I would remind Members that some difficulty is encountered in prosecuting offenders because of the necessity to prove that the meat in question is being transported in the course of a food business. Nevertheless the campaign may be said to be producing results and it is being continued.
MOTIONS.
Resumption of the following motion moved by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Chairman of the Standing Orders and Procedure Select Committee, at the meeting of the Council held on 5th March, 1963:-
THAT the Standing Orders of this Council, adopted at the meeting of the Council held on 28th June, 1955, be amended as follows:
Standing Order No. 10(17)
Amendment
(i) by the insertion of the following new sub-sub-paragraph:
"that the motion be divided, provided that no new matter be introduced."
(ii) by re-numbering the existing sub-paragraphs (f) - (m) as (g) - (n).
THE CHAIRMAN said: The next item on the agenda is a motion for amendment of Standing Orders. This motion was proposed and seconded at the last meeting and then stood adjourned to this meeting in accordance with Standing Order 24.
The purpose of this motion is to permit a motion, whilst it is being debated, to be divided into two or more parts.
Members may now speak on the motion if they so wish.
(There was no response from Members)
The question was put.
The motion was carried.
THE CHAIRMAN moved the following motion:
RESOLVED—
(i) Under section 59 of the Urban Council Ordinance, 1955, that the persons whose names are set out in the first column of the attached Schedule shall be the Members
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