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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994

NO

IN

(C) YOUTH CENTRES AND SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY HAVE FIXED CAPACITY. UTILISATION RATES OF THE TWO SERVICES TERMS OF AVERAGE ATTENDANCE PER SESSION IN THE LAST THREE YEARS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

TYPE OF SERVICE NO. OF CENTRES

AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP PER MONTH

AVERAGE ATTENDANCE PER SESSION

SOCIAL

91/92

123

321

50

CENTRES

FOR

92/93

126

335

54

THE

ELDERLY

93/94

137

360

55

YOUTH

91/92

48

603

68

CENTRES 92/93

44

631

77

93/94

41

593

72

ENFORCEMENT OF TOYS AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS SAFETY ORDINANCE

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LEONG CHE-HUNG AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

IN

QUESTION : AS THE TOYS AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS SAFETY ORDINANCE CAME INTO OPERATION ON JULY 1, 1993, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

(A) OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SAMPLES OF TOYS AND CHILDREN'

PRODUCTS TESTED FROM JULY 1, 1993 TO JUNE 30, 1994;

(B) OF THE PROPORTION OF THE NUMBER OF TESTED SAMPLES TO THE NUMBER OF ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE LOCAL MARKET IN THE SAME PERIOD;

(C)

(D)

(E)

OF THE RESPECTIVE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROHIBITION NOTICES AND RECALL NOTICES SERVED IN THE SAME PERIOD;

OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS IN THE SAME PERIOD, HOW MANY OF SUCH PROSECUTIONS HAVE RESULTED IN CONVICTION AND WHAT IS THE HIGHEST, LOWEST AND AVERAGE PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE COURT; AND

CONSIDER PROVIDING

WHETHER THE ADMINISTRATION WILL MORE MANPOWER TO CARRY OUT SPOT CHECKS SO AS TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT MEASURES?

/REPLY