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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 11, 1938. 131

Resolution of the Legislative Council under section 6 (1) of the Betting Duty Ordinance. 1931, Ordinance No. 40 of 1931, as amended by the Betting Duty Amendment Ordinance, 1934, Ordinance No. 26 of 1934, dated 15th December, 1937,

Amendment made by the Urban Council under section 4 (xv) of the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 15 of 1935, to the by-laws under the heading Scavenging' contained in Schedule A to that Ordinance, dated 9th November, 1937.

Amendments made by the Midwives Board under section of the Midwives Ordinance, 1910, Ordinance No. 22 of 1910, to the Regulations, dated Sth December, 1937.

Notice to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers-No. 17 of the year 1937,

dated 14th December, 1937.

Administration Reports, 1936:-

Part IV.-Education :-

Report of the Director of Education.

QUESTIONS.

4. The Hon. Sir HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., pursuant to notice, asked the

following questions :--

With reference to the report of the Prisons Committee (published as

Sessional Paper No. 7 of 1937) will the Government state--

(1) On what date was that report sent in by that Committee to the

Government?

(2) Is the Government, in regard to the supply of food to prisoners during the year 1938, following the recommendations of that Committee? If not will the Government state in what respects it is not following the recommendations of that Committee and for what reasons?

(3) What Officer of the Gaol is responsible for recommending to the Tender Board the acceptance of a particular tender for the supply of food to prisoners?

(4) Who is the proprietor of or who are the partners in the Hop Kee which is referred to in that part of the said Committee's report which relates to food? Are not the Hop Kee also the present contractors for the supply of food to the Queen Mary Hospital?

The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-

1. On 3rd November, 1937.

2. The existing contract does not expire until 31st January, 1938, and it may be necessary to extend it on a month to month basis thereafter pending the outcome of current investigations. None of the Com- mittee's recommendations in regard to the prisoners' food supply have been rejected by the Government and all are under examination.

3. In accordance with General Orders all tenders are sent to the Head of the Department concerned who then submits his recommendation to the Tender Board.

4. The Manager of the Hop Kee firm is named Wong Kam Fun. The names of the partners are not known. This firm holds the current tender for the supply of food to the Queen Mary Hospital.