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SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1984

ALSO ON HAWKERS, HON WONG PO-YAN WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF HAWKERS, BOTH LICENSED AND UNLICENSED, ARE BEING INCLUDED IN OUR GNP COMPILATION AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION IF THEY ARE INCLUDED.

HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG WILL ASK ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF CHECKS MADE AT FACTORIES TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THERE ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WORKING THERE AND THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF FINES IMPOSED ON THE FACTORY OPERATORS PROSECUTED FOR THIS OFFENCE.

MR CHEUNG ALSO WANTS TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS BROUGHT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS FOR OFFERING FOR RENT OR SALE PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEO TAPES TO THE PUBLIC AND THE RANGE OF PENALTIES IMPOSED.

HON F.K. HU WILL ASK WHAT MEASURES ARE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUAL AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS PARTICULARLY IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS ARE SECURELY INSTALLED.

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ON TRANSPORT MATTERS, HON K.C. CHAN WILL ASK WHETHER THE POSTING OF SIGNS DIRECTING MOTORISTS TO THE VEHICULAR FERRIES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT AND IF IT IS. THE REASONS FOR THESE SIGNS NOT BEING AS PROMINENT AS THOSE WHICH DIRECT MOTORISTS TO THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL, PARTICULARLY THOSE INTENDED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS TO THE FERRIES FROM NORTH KOWLOON THROUGH THE COMPLEX ROUTES IN THE TAI KOK TSUI AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS,

MR CHAN WILL ALSO ASK WHETHER GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSIDER INCLUDING +SPEED CHECK+ SIGNS INTO THE LIST OF STANDARD PORTABLE TRAFFIC SIGNS SO THAT THEY MAY BE DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY BEFORE CHECK POINTS AND ON POLICE EQUIPMENT VANS.

HON MRS SELINA CHOW WILL ASK WHETHER GOVERNMENT KEEPS ANY RECORD OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE USE OF DANGEROUS CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND WHAT STEPS ARE TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM SUCH PRODUCTS.

HON MRS PAULINE NG WILL WANT TO KNOW WHETHER GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER REQUIRING THE RECOMMENDED DATE OF CONSUMPTION GIVEN ON THE CONTAINERS OF MILK AND OTHER FOOD PACKAGES, TO BE LABELLED IN CHINESE AS WELL AS IN ENGLISH,

HON ANDREW SO WILL ASK ABOUT THE PROGRESS MADE IN DECIDING WHETHER GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES WHICH HAVE FULLY REPAID THEIR LOANS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SELL OR RE-DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES.

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