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MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 5th May, 1959, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following papers :-
(1) Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department for the month of May, 1959. Pamphlet on snakes in Hong Kong.
(2)
He said: Among these papers is an entirely new pamphlet prepared by the Department on the recognition of venomous snakes in Hong Kong. This booklet is on sale at a price of fifty cents from the General Post Office in the ground floor of this building. Incidentally, I gather that one member of this Council has a job ahead of her in that she has to identify a large snake that was killed today at her home.
MR. SALES: -A point of clarification on the Papers. Are these photographs to help the public to identify the snakes so as to kill them first before calling in the Pest Control Section to help them in identifying the snakes?
CHAIRMAN: ---It is assumed that any snake will be killed on sight.
MR. SALES-By the Pest Control Officer?
CHAIRMAN:--By the individual who sees it.
MR. SALES: --What happens to the Pest Control Officer?
QUESTIONS.
MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
"(a) Would the Chairman please advise how many films, 16 mm. and 35 mm., have been prepared by the Urban Council during the past three years in connection with Council's work on public health, health education, and other activities?
(b) Since at the last meeting of Council the Assistant Director of Health Services has strongly deplored the lack of civic conscience regarding litter disposal, would the Chairman support the suggestion that the Public Relations Office be approached to prepare a number of 16 mm. and 35 mm. films to promote more civic responsibility in regard to cleaner streets, environmental sanitation, and other important aspects of Council's functions?"
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
"This concerns films and various aspects of health education. The answer to the first part of your question, Mr. Cheong-Leen, is that in the last three years two 35 mm. films have been made. Both dealt with the prevention of mosquito breeding, and were shown in every cinema in the Colony through the courtesy of the various managers. In addition a series of colour slides on food handling has been prepared and shown to over 11,000 employees of establishments handling food. Since April 1958 a 'Miss Ping On' slide has been produced monthly and is shown in cinemas, again by courtesy of the managers. With regard to the second part of the question I have already approached the Public Relations Officer on this question of making films and he has promised to advise. Film making is an expensive business and we shall have to see how we can spread the funds available to best advantage. I should add here that the two 35 mm. films previously produced cost us only a token sum because the producers displayed considerable public spirit in making them for us at the nominal cost of the raw film and the processing. I do not feel that I can further impose upon them.
We have a script available at the moment for a film devoted to food handling, but I see no prospect of putting it into production unless my staff borrow a camera and do it themselves. I am not in favour of this course since the staff are not trained for this work and are more than occupied with their ordinary duties. I will continue to make enquiries into the possibility of a commercial production, but it is beyond the resources of the department to embark on any ambitious film producing programme such as you have in mind."
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-A supplementary question, Mr. Chairman. Does the Chairman consider that two 35 mm. films in the last three years is sufficient to promote public health through audio visual?
CHAIRMAN:-A question cannot be asked for securing an expression of opinion.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:---Another supplementary question. Why weren't 16 mm. films made at the same time?
CHAIRMAN:-I am no expert, but it is unusual to show 16 mm. films in cinemas.
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Page 44 of 107
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MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 5th May, 1959, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following papers :-
(1) Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban
Services Department for the month of May, 1959. Pamphlet on snakes in Hong Kong.
(2)
He said: Among these papers is an entirely new pamphlet prepared by the Department on the recognition of venomous snakes in Hong Kong. This booklet is on sale at a price of fifty cents from the General Post Office in the ground floor of this building. Inciden- tally, I gather that one member of this Council has a job ahead of her in that she has to identify a large snake that was killed today at her home.
MR. SALES: -A point of clarification on the Papers. Are these photographs to help the public to identify the snakes so as to kill them first before calling in the Pest Control Section to help them in identify- ing the snakes?
CHAIRMAN: ---It is assumed that any snake will be killed on sight.
MR. SALES-By the Pest Control Officer?
CHAIRMAN:--By the individual who sees it.
MR. SALES: --What happens to the Pest Control Officer?
QUESTIONS.
MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
"(a) Would the Chairman please advise how many films, 16 mm. and 35 mm., have been prepared by the Urban Council during the past three years in connection with Council's work on public health, health education, and other activities?
(b) Since at the last meeting of Council the Assistant Director of Health Services has strongly deplored the lack of civic conscience regarding litter disposal, would the Chairman support the suggestion that the Public Relations Office be approached to prepare a number of 16 mm. and 35 mm. films to promote more civic responsi- bility in regard to cleaner streets, environmental sanita- tion, and other important aspects of Council's functions?"
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
"This concerns films and various aspects of health education. The answer to the first part of your question, Mr. Cheong- Leen, is that in the last three years two 35 mm. films have been made. Both dealt with the prevention of mosquito breeding, and were shown in every cinema in the Colony through the courtesy of the various managers. In addition a series of colour slides on food handling has been prepared and shown to over 11,000 employees of establishments handling food. Since April 1958 a "Miss Ping On" slide has been produced monthly and is shown in cinemas, again by courtesy of the managers. With regard to the second part of the question I have already approached the Public Relations Officer on this question of making films and he has promised to advise. Film making is an expensive business and we shall have to see how we can spread the funds available to best advantage. I should add here that the two 35 mm. films previously produced cost us only a token sum because the producers displayed considerable public spirit in making them for us at the nominal cost of the raw film and the processing. I do not feel that I can further impose upon them.
We have a script available at the moment for a film devoted to food handling, but I see no prospect of putting it into production unless my staff borrow a camera and do it themselves. I am not in favour of this course since the staff are not trained for this work and are more than occupied with their ordinary duties. I will continue to make enquiries into the possibility of a commercial pro- duction, but it is beyond the resources of the department to embark on any ambitious film producing programme such as you have in mind."
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-A supplementary question, Mr. Chairman. Does the Chairman consider that two 35 mm. films in the last three years is sufficient to promote public health through audio visual?
CHAIRMAN:-A question cannot be asked for securing an expres- sion of opinion.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:---Another supplementary question. Why weren't 16 mm. films made at the same time?
CHAIRMAN:-I am no expert, but it is unusual to show 16 mm. films in cinemas.
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