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Supplementary to Question No. 2,

ear དེ

in Legco Meeting on 8.6.88

MRS. TAM (in

Cantonese)

premises do not have

: Sir, owners of such

resort

Has

do not have to have business registration.

consideration been given to making it compulsory for such

premises to obtain business registration certificates?

not, why not?

If

SECURITY : Sir, it has not yet been

Strict

SE CRE TARY FOR

considered but it will very soon be considered.

compliance 'with the requirements of the Business

Registration Ordinance might certainly help as a control

measure, and, as I say, I shall ensure that this is

considered. Other possible areas of control are lease

conditions which could be considered by my hon. Friend,

the Secretary for

for Lands and Works, and fire prevention

measures, which of course falls in my own area of

of course, always the

responsibility.

There is,

possibility of civil action which can be taken by

neighbours in cases of persistent nuisance.