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SE CRE TARY FOR HEAL TH AND

WEL FARE : Sir, these are very

interesting and useful suggestions and I will ensure that

they are passed on to the appropriate authorities.

MR.

ANDREW WONG (in

Cantonese) : Sir, this

question

touches on my district So I have to ask a supplementary

question. Does the Secretary for

for Health and Welfare or

the Secretary for District Administration have the

intention to widen the cycle track itself, because

there are really many people using them? Can we have

two-way traffic in order to reduce the possibility of

collision?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, I am not sure that

either myself as Secretary for Health and welfare or the

Secretary for District Administration would be able to do

this but I will certainly put your suggestion to the

Secretary for Transport.

amount of space available and whether this is a practical

possibility. But I I would agree that this is clearly a

very popular weekend and holiday activity and we ought to

do everything we can to help our young people to enjoy it.

I think this will depend on the

HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRE SIDENT : I will ask the Secretary

for Transport if he has anything to add to that answer.