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In this day and age, he added, it was not unreasonable for village
people to ask for the installation of street lighting for their own safety and
convenience.
"It seems to me neither a big problem nor its solution expensive,"
he stressed.
On telephones, he said, the rural areas were "woefully ill-supplied"
and again the satisfaction of such requests seemed to him one which did not
require vast expenditure.
"I ask that the Telephone Company be advised and the Postmaster General
be directed to look into it," he added.
Pollution
Mr. Cheung said that the problem of garbage and pollution had largely
grown as a result of confusion in the lines of command.
"Who is responsible for the disposal of garbage in the New Territories
the Director of Urban Services or the Commissioner for the New Territories,"
he asked.
"Who is responsible for clearing streams blocked with rubbish and
litter," he added.
He suggested that the responsibility, if it had not been done already,
be firmly entrusted to one or the other, and that the necessary staff and finance
be given to tackle the problem.
Mr. Cheung said he was happy that the Director of Medical and Health
Services had asked Finance Committee for money to improve the services at Pak Oi
Hospital.
"But