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QUESTIONS
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Mr P. C. Woo to ask:
What steps are being taken to ensure suitable resettlement
for people whose structures have to be cleared to make way for public works in the New Territories?
Subject
No. 31 Annual Report by the Chairman, Urban Council
and Director of Urban Services for the year 1968-69, (To be published)
No. 32
Annual Report by the Director, Royal Observatory
for the year 1968-69, (To be published) de
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Mr Fung Hon-chu to ask:
Will Government inform this Council ;-
(a) How often are motor vehicles, particularly heavy duty
lorries, examined and tested as to their road worthiness?
(b) How many have been inspected in the past year and how
many have been found defective?
(c) Is Government satisfied that the present system of vehicle
inspection ensures that all motor vehicles are in road-worthy condition, and if not, what measures are being taken to improve the situation,
Mr Y. K. Kan to ask:
Is Government aware that although it is Government's policy to provide entertainment in the City Hall to the general public at popular prices, the general public is not able to obtain refreshments there at popular prices?
Mr Y. K. Kan to ask;
Will the Hon Director of Social Welfare make a statement on the
progress made for the implementation of a broader public assistance system mentioned by the President and the Hon Financial Secretary in this Council at its meeting of the 26th February 1969.
Mr P. C. Woo to ask;
What progress has been made on the provision of street
lighting in the New Territories particularly in those areas where main roads pass through villages ?
Mr Fung Hon-chu to ask:
What measures does Government propose to take to safeguard tenants
against excessive rent increases in the interim, in view of the report by the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation that the easing of the shortage of domestic and flatted factory accommodation is not anticipated for some time to come?
Mr Fung Hon-chu to ask;
Could this Council be informed of the cause of the Christmas Day accident at the junction of Aberdeen Street and Wellington Street in which one person was killed ?
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Bearing in mind that this was not the first mishap of its kind at
that street junction, what steps are being taken to minimise the risk of such accidents in future ?
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Dr S. Y. Chung to ask:
Will Government state the probability of (a) an aircraft failing to
stop at the same end of the runway on landing at present level of air traffic, and (b) having an accident due to both take - off and landing at the north-west end of the runway if a realistically annual increasing level of air traffic is taken into account?
Dr S. Y. Chang to ask:
Will Government inform this Council the total number of occupation permits issued for industrial buildings and the total net production floor area newly completed each year for the past five years ?