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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1983
OTHER QUESTIONS WILL COVER SUCH ISSUES AS THE POSSIBLE USE OF THE OLD SUPREME COURT BUILDING AS A COUNCIL CHAMBER, PROVISION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SECURITY ISSUES AT THE CHI MA WAN CLOSED CAMP FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, CRIMES COMMITTED WITHIN THE FAMILY AND CIGARETTE ADVERTISING.
A NEW BILL THE AIR PASSENGER DEPARTURE TAX BILL 1983 WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE MEETING AND READ A SECOND TIME, WITH DEBATE TO BE ADJOURNED.
DEBATE WILL RESUME ON SIX BILLS WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND FINAL READINGS.
THEY ARE THE BETTING DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1983, ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, MOTOR VEHICLES (FIRST REGISTRATION TAX) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, AND LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983.
RURAL COMMITTEE PRAISED FOR WORK
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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR ADOLF HSU, TODAY (TUESDAY) PRAISED THE TSING YI RURAL COMMITTEE FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN PROMOTING LOCAL AFFAIRS.
VISITING THE RURAL COMMITTEE. MR HSU SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO SEE IT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROMOTING LOCAL AFFAIRS AND ORGANISING ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
+FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, DEVELOPMENT IN TSUEN WAN HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED ON TSING YI, WITH MORE THAN 10 000 PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED, HE SAID,
FORTUNATELY, ALL THE REMOVAL AND CLEARANCE OPERATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE RURAL COMMITTEE, HE SAID.
MR HSU SAID THAT THOUGH MANY RESIDENTS MIGHT WISH TO RETAIN THE LEISURELY VILLAGE STYLE OF LIVING OF THE PAST, CLEARANCE AND DEVELOPMENT WERE UNAVOIDABLE IN ORDER TO MAKE FULL USE OF LIMITED LAND, AND TO BUILD MORE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
+AS TSING YI IS DEVELOPING AT SUCH A RAPID PACE, HOPE THAT THE RURAL COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DISTRICT, HE ADDED.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR TAM WING-PONG, MR HSU WAS MET BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHAN TIN-SUNG.