Supplementary to Question No. 8 on 12.3.86
Mr. Jackie CHAN asked in Cantonese :
(The following is the interpretation of his question.)
Sir, I fully agree with what the Attorney General has said, that is,
there 13 an elusive nature in such a nuisance but a lot of people are
living in the midst of a lot of signs which may say 'a sixteen-year
old girl', 'a housewife', 'a student',
'a student', 'sixty-eight dollars for
everything' and so on. Now what is the Government attitude towards
these signs and if they do create a nuisance under the existing
legislation, what can the Government do?
Attorney General Sir, the scheme
which I spoke involving
the use of closure orders will include powers whereby the magistrate
making a closure order will be able to direct the removal of any signs
in or relating to the premises which is the subject of the order.
But I repeat that the Government is well aware of the serious nuisance
that is created by these vice-associated establishments in residential
and areas and the scheme that is being put forward which is now
being
supported in the districts seems to me the best way of tackling this
matter and to enable those chiefly affected to take protective measures
themselves by applications to the court.
Mr. YEUNG
: Sir, what measure will the Government take to
alleviate the public from the fear of retaliation and how long will
it take to resolve the outstanding administrative and technical legal
difficulties in order to introduce appropriate legislation?
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