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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1978

LEGCO MEETING *****

SEVERAL UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS WILL COMMENT ON THE GREEN PAPER ON DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL SOCIAL WORK AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG+ AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

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THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. E.P. HO,

WILL

DURING QUESTION TIME, THE UNOFFICIALS WILL RAISE A TOTAL OF 17 QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN.

THE HON. LYDIA DUNN WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO STATE THE CAUSES OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE TWO BUN TOWERS AT THE CHEUNG CHAU BUN FESTIVAL ON MAY 9 AND WHICH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STANDARD, SPECIFICATIONS AND STRUCTURAL SOUNDNESS OF THESE TOWERS.

MISS DUNN WILL ALSO ASK WHAT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO LAY DOWN SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH TEMPORARY STRUCTURES FOR MASS PUBLIC GATHERINGS AND TO ENSURE THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ESTIMATED TO HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG FROM JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR, AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES ARE COPING WITH THE PRESENT RATE OF INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS.

THE HON. PETER C. WONG WILL ASK WHEN DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL BE PUBLICISED AND WHEN THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND COMPLETED.

IN A SEPARATE QUESTION, MR. WONG WILL ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED WITH THE EXISTING PASSENGER ARRIVAL ARRANGEMENTS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT AFTER THE NEW BUFFER ARRIVAL HALL HAS BEEN IN USE FOR TWO MONTHS AND IF NOT, WHAT MEASURES GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION.

THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF THE PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE AFFECTED BY CLEARANCE OPERATIONS IN CHOI YUEN TSUEN, SHEUNG SHUI, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF SUCH PERSONS AFFECTED AND THE NATURE OF THEIR ENTITLEMENT TO USE OF LAND.

MR. YEUNG WILL ALSO ASK ABOUT THE BASIS AND AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AND/OR OTHER BENEFITS, WHICH WERE OR WILL BE PAID TO THEM IN RESPECT OF LAND OWNERSHIP AND OCCUPANCY.

/OTHER QUESTIONS