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In view of the recent increase in licence applications, two building surveyors have been redeployed by the Housing Department since January this year on a temporary basis from other units to deal with the additional workload. As a further measure, one senior building surveyor and two more building surveyors will be redeployed to the Licensing Unit next month.
In the longer term, we will consider in consultation with the Municipal Councils and other Government departments whether further changes to the present system should be made. Failing that, we will have to consider whether more staff should be posted to the Unit on a permanent basis, given the overall resource constraints.
Government programmes on TV and radio
Following is a question by the Hon Howard Young and a written reply by the Secretary for Recreation and Culture, Mr T H Chau, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council
(a)
(b)
of the respective amounts of air time set aside by commercial television and radio broadcasters for government programmes as well as the respective utilisation rates; and
whether the Government will consider allocating part of the time set aside for such use to the Preparatory Committee Secretariat to facilitate them to broadcast public affairs programmes relating to the setting up of the SAR Government during the transition period?