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Mr P. C. Woo to ask :
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It has been known that many severely mentally retarded children
and adults have been housed in a number of voluntary institutions, e. g., the Po Leung Kuk, which is not a proper place for these persons to be looked after. What steps does Government intend to take to remove these persons to other suitable and proper institutions for care and attention?
Mr Q. W. Lee to ask:
In view of the revived activities in the property market, will the
Government assure this Council that there is no delay, and will not be any, in processing and approving new building plans submitted to the Public Works Department?
Dr 5. Y. Chung to ask :
What are the reasons for the declining trend in the number of new industrial projects in Hong Kong involving foreign participation and what action is Government taking to reverse this trend bearing in mind the fact that other countries like Singapore and Taiwan are getting increasing numbers of foreign industrial enterprises? Mr Szeto Wai to ask :
Will Government inform this Council what progress has been made in the planning of the Indoor Stadium, and where is it to be sited and whether its facilities will include those for conventions and trade exhibitions ?
Mr Szeto Wai to ask :
Can Government say what decision has been made in regard to the
recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Air Pollution which was established in 1966, and what measures this Committee has recommended to abate air pollution in Hung Hom in particular?
Mr Fung Hon-chu to ask :
Is it a condition of Government's lease of land to the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co Ltd for container handling facilities that the Co is required to provide facilities for container ships which are not self-sustaining ?
Mr Fung Hon-chu to ask :
Is it envisaged on Government's part to enter into similar
arrangements with other interested parties?
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Mr Fung Zon-chu to ask :
What progress has been made in respect of the feasibility study on
the prospects of a container terminal at Kwai Chung?
Mr Fung Hon-chu to ask :
Has the Government any projections on the volume of container
traffic moving between Hong Kong of the one hand and the United States and Europe on the other during the first half of 19707
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
MOTION
DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWERS
The Financial Secretary:
Be it resolved
(1) that, in accordance with the provisions of Colonial Regulation
223(2)(a), the Governor may sanction additional expenditure (on his own responsibility pending covering approval of the Finance Committee of this Council) where the total required under any individual subhead does not exceed the sum specified in the third column of the Schedule to this Resolution,
(2) that, in accordance with Colonial Regulation 223(2)(c), authority
is conferred upon the Governor to delegate such of the powers conferred upon him by Colonial Regulation 223(2)(a) and by this Resolution as are specified in the Schedule to this Resolution, to the extent specified in the third column thereof, to the public officers specified in the fourth column thereof and subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the Governor may prescribe,
(3) that, in accordance with Colonial Regulation 223(2)(c), authority is conferred upon the Governor to delegate any of the powers conferred on him by Colonial Regulation 223(2)(b) to the Financial Secretary and the Deputy Financial Secretary -
(a) subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as
the Governor may prescribe; and
(b) provided that the additional provisions authorised does not exceed $75,000 in the case of the Financial Secretary or half that amount in the case of the Deputy Financial Secretary.
(4) that the Resolution passed by this Council on the 4th day of
May 1966 be rescinded.