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questions have been asked, but only after a detailed survey of all families in estates, which is very time-consuming. The second part of the question concerns the steps taken to encourage these children to receive education. On this point I would refer Members to my answer to a similar question by Mr. CHEONG-LEEN at the August 1967 meeting of this Council which I now table.
Mr. Hu:-Mr. Chairman, may I ask you or implore you to urge the Education Department to do something on this matter. Would that be outside the jurisdiction of this Council?
CHAIRMAN: --Well, Sir, whether it is inside or outside, I am afraid it is so vaguely phrased, I do not know whether I should say yes or no.
MR. HU: Mr. Chairman, with all sincerity may I ask you to inform the authorities that it is the general feeling of this Council that young children should receive proper education in our Colony and that those young children who live in Resettlement Estates are the children who deserve most consideration. Therefore, I wish to convey our general feeling to the Education Department and I hope that the officials in the Education Department will think this over and take whatever steps they think should be taken in the right direction.
CHAIRMAN: -Mr. Hu, it seems to me suitable that this sort of action should be discussed at our Standing Committee meeting next Tuesday.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, in regard to the second paragraph of the Commissioner's reply, can the Commissioner tell this Council whether all 80,000 copies have already been fully distributed, or whether there are still additional copies available for continued distribution in our Resettlement Estates?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-Yes, all the 80,000 copies which I mentioned in August were distributed. A further 20,000 have since been distributed in what you might call a second edition throughout Resettlement Estates.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Within Resettlement Estates?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-Yes.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-At the previous Council meeting, I did suggest that the Commissioner for Resettlement could make available on the notice boards of each of the offices in Resettlement Estates, information as to where families could go for family subsidy so as to enable their children to go to school. Has this suggestion been followed up by the Commissioner for Resettlement?
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COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-Instructions were given to the estate staff accordingly.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Is such information posted up on the notice boards of our Resettlement Estates?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-To the best of my knowledge, yes.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Could the Commissioner supply to me, Mr. Chairman, such information as to which agencies have agreed to have their names mentioned on these notice boards?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-Yes, I think that will be feasible, Mr. Chairman.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Thank you.
(9) MR. HENRY H. L. Hu asked the following question:
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Would the Chairman please inform the Council whether any plan is contemplated to provide any vocational training to the inhabitants of resettlement estates?
THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT replied as follows:-
This question concerns the provision of vocational training for
the inhabitants of resettlement estates.
In reply, I can best refer Mr. Hu to my answer to a similar question at the March 1967 meeting of this Council which I now table. The position in resettlement estates has not altered appreciably since that time.
MR. HU: Mr. Chairman, I should first apologize to Mr. BARTY that as I asked this question on the 7th March last year, I should do so but Mr. Chairman, it reflects one point that I always have in my mind and also the point that this question is very appropriate especially in Hong Kong. I consider, Mr. Chairman, that the efforts we have made, although very good, are not sufficient, and I would now ask Mr. BARTY what additional steps he has in contemplation to carry them out?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-The Resettlement Department has no plans of such a nature as it is outside the competence of the Resettlement Department.
MR. HU:-Mr. Chairman, I would further ask, would it not be a better policy for vocational training to be concentrated in resettlement
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