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periods of the day or night or only on special occasions and others are not easily recognized.
MR. LI:--Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. FUNG, through you, for his very detailed answers to my question.
(7) MRS. E. ELLIOTT asked the following question:
(a) How many cultivators and pig-breeders, who have been moved off their sites to make way for development and who are eligible for Resettlement Shop accommodation, have now been allocated shops in Resettlement Estates, and how many still remain on the list?
(b) Approximately when is it expected that these names be cleared?
CHAIRMAN:--I rise to make this reply on behalf of the Commissioner for Resettlement.
There are about 3,170 ex-pig-breeders and cultivators who have been cleared from land required for development and who are eligible to apply for resettlement shops on the waiting list. The position on the 21st February, 1966 was that some 2,345 had applied to be put on the waiting list and of these 1,290 had already received their shops. Mr. BARTY says that he hopes that about 55 will be accommodated early this month in the latest Mark IV block to be completed at Tung Tau Estate, and present indications are that it may be possible to allocate shops to about a further 130 people in the next six months.
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Mr. BARTY expresses regret that it is impossible to forecast when the remaining persons on the waiting list will receive their shops.
The whole question of eligibility for resettlement shops will shortly be referred to the Resettlement Policy Select Committee, when the position of former cultivators and pig-breeders will be among the subjects for discussion. MRS. ELLIOTT:--Mr. Chairman, may I ask you if you would ask Mr. BARTY about this question? Some of these pig-breeders and cultivators had no idea when the thing was first decided, that they were going to wait for almost five years. Would you mind asking Mr. BARTY when he does have a final decision on it, to please inform the people, because they keep asking? I would be glad if they could be informed.
CHAIRMAN:--I will be glad to ask Mr. BARTY.
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(a) How many student-inspectors have enrolled in the 3-year course conducted by the Urban Services Department and are you satisfied that they are of the correct calibre; and (b) How many members are there on the teaching staff besides the officer in charge of the training?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:-
In regard to the first part of the question, the total enrolment at present is 70, comprising:
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(a) Third Year Students: 18, out of an original group of 20 recruited in 1963. These students are due to sit the final examination in June this year.
(b) Second Year Students: 18, out of an original group of 21 recruited in 1964.
(c) First Year Students, Groups "A" & "B": 34, out of an original group of 35.
I am satisfied that the students are of a calibre consistent with the required basic educational qualifications.
3. Concerning the second part of the question, 3 Health Inspectors Class I are, in addition to the Chief Health Inspector, employed full time on training. In addition, Medical and Health Officers are invited to give lectures on the following subjects:-
(a) Anatomy and Physiology
(b) Communicable and Infectious Diseases (c) Vital Statistics
(d) Port Health
4. The Second Year Students attend the Technical College four hours each week for a specially designed course in Building Construction and Building Drawing,
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A series of lectures and demonstrations is given during the third year of training by experts in various fields from other departments and professions.
DR. Woo: Mr. Chairman, I want to ask a supplementary question. In the syllabus which was given to us, there is a section on bacteriology and physiology. May I ask who are giving lectures on these subjects? It is not included in A, B, C or D.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES:--May I answer that, please?
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