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The policy does not cater for the establishment of new small-scale industries in the Department's flatted factories. However, I am informed that there are a number of privately owned flatted factories which have rentable space at reasonable rents.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:- Mr. Chairman, may I ask the Commissioner whether there are any privately owned flatted factories in the Resettlement Estates?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:- There are no privately owned flatted factories in the Resettlement Estates, but there are such in the immediate vicinity.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:- Are the landlords of privately owned flatted factories charging rents as reasonably as those applying to Resettlement Estates?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:- I am afraid I have no details of these rents with me. I have some brochures in the office and I would have brought them along if I had known that you were interested in this point.
CHAIRMAN:- I think, Mr. CHEONG-LEEN, you are introducing new matter.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:- I was merely seeking information, Mr. Chairman, because my Question refers primarily to multi-storey flatted factories within the Resettlement Estates, built by Government for use by people both in and outside the Estates. I am afraid the answer was not comprehensive, with all due respect to my friend the Commissioner, for whom I have a very high regard.
CHAIRMAN:- Sir, may I say that if the Commissioner is able to obtain information on the rents of these privately owned flatted factories he will communicate with you privately.
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:- Mr. Chairman, I have already got such information, which can be made available to Mr. CHEONG-LEEN. There is no question of there being privately owned flatted factories inside the Estates.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:- Mr. Chairman, I think I have an idea of these rentals in factories outside the Resettlement Estates. But my Question particularly refers to the possibility of Government building more resettlement factory accommodation inside estates, and that such space should be made available not only to those who are cleared from squatter areas, but also people from outside the squatter areas.
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COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:- Mr. Chairman, may I suggest that Mr. CHEONG-LEEN bring this question to the notice of the Resettlement (Policy) Select Committee in case he wishes to request Government to consider whether there should be any change in policy regarding eligibility for flatted factory resettlement.
MOTIONS.
THE CHAIRMAN moved the following motion:-
Resolved under Section 60(1) of the Urban Council Ordinance, 1955 that the powers and functions of the Council relating to temporary car parks, the management of which has been vested in the Urban Council, be delegated to the Urban Amenities Select Committee for the period up to the commencement of the first meeting of the Urban Council in April 1964.
He said: I rise to move the motion standing in my name as Item 4(1) on the Order Paper regarding a delegation of powers and functions to the Urban Amenities Select Committee.
The open air car parks at Murray Barracks and Middle Road have recently been designated as Temporary Car Parks under the Road Traffic (Temporary Car Parks) Regulations, 1963. The management of these two car parks is vested in the Urban Council, and the purpose of this motion is to delegate the Council's management powers to the Urban Amenities Select Committee as has already been done for the multi-storey car parks.
I beg to move.
THE VICE-CHAIRMAN seconded.
MR. A. de O. SALES:- Mr. Chairman, I speak in support of this motion. However, I regret that the solution of our parking problems in the urban areas should be made in piecemeal fashion.
Before coming to this meeting, I wanted to consult the reports of the proceedings of former meetings of this Council. I find, Mr. Chairman, to my dismay that they are not with me, but with your department. Last week Unofficial Members of this Council were asked to return their copies of the reports of proceedings ostensibly for the purpose of having them bound. Unsuspectingly, I gave them up to the Secretary of the Urban Council, and now when I have occasion to refer to the proceedings of previous meetings I find that I am at a loss. I wanted to be able to put my finger on the particular meeting when we discussed this question of car parks, and I said in a supplementary question that the metered parking facilities being under the direct
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