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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 31,

1936.

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QUESTIONS.

6. The Hon. Mr. JOSÉ PEDRO BRAGA, pursuant to notice, asked the following

questions :-

1. Will the Honourable the Inspector General of Police state-

(a) what are the respective numbers of motor cars, exclusive of buses, trucks and lorries, registered for Kowloon for the past three years 1933 to 1935-inclusive;

b) what are the facilities on Salisbury Road near the Star Ferry

pier for the parking of motor cars;

(c) what is the approximate superficial ground area in each of the above three years allotted for the public parking of cars in that locality; and

(d) whether the ground area referred to in Question (c) represents an increase during the past three years in proportion to the larger number of privately owned cars in Kowloon ?

2. Does the Government consider the authorised parking space on Salisbury

Road sufficient for the number of registered motor cars for Kowloon? 3. Should such area not be deemed adequate, by what further provision, if any, and where does the Government contemplate increasing the accom- modation to meet suitably the growing demand for parking spaces within the aforesaid area?

4. Does the Government contemplate the use of the open space of Crown land lying between Middle Road and Salisbury Road and the open space on Salisbury Road adjoining and to the east of the existing car park? If not, could not such spaces, or any other piece of Crown land in that neighbourhood, be utilised, provisionally, for adding to existing car parking spaces at Kowloon Point?

The Inspector General of Police replied as follows:-

1.-(a) Statistics are not available for different parts of the Colony. The

total number of private cars licensed for the whole Colony was

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1933

1934

1935

2,605

2,846

3,078

(b) There is a car park in Salisbury Road for 160 cars (minimum), another in Hankow Road for 20 cars and another in Middle Road for 30 cars.

(c) 1933

1934

1935

3,000 square yards.

3,750

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3,750

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(d) There are no statistics showing the number of privately owned cars

in Kowloon.

2. The car park at Salisbury Road is often full. The other two parks in the vicinity are rarely full. The parking spaces are considered reasonably sufficient.

3. In view of answer to Question No. 2 this question does not arise.

4. In view of the answer to Question No. 2 the Government does not contem- plate the provision of additional parking spaces on the areas mentioned.

7. The Hon. Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions :-

1.-(1) What was the total number of European Civil Servants employed

by Government at

(a) end of 1923,