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(b) What decisions have been made by Government in regard to this report which would be relevant to Council's activities?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
It will be apparent from my earlier reply to Dr. LEE that no decisions have been made as yet on the Report by the Advisory Committee on Library Services. As explained, it was necessary to determine whether the main development proposals in the Report were practicable before the Governor in Council could be invited to accept the recommendations in principle. Copies of the Report will be made available to Council Members, if they wish, after it has been considered in Executive Council.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, on a point of clarification, will you elucidate whether this Report is being considered or will be considered in Executive Council.
CHAIRMAN:--It has not yet reached Executive Council. Preparations are being made for a draft memorandum to be put before Executive Council.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-What has just been said, Mr. Chairman, does not reconcile with what you have previously said in answer to Dr. LEE "that Government expects fairly shortly to be able to make a pronouncement of policy"?
CHAIRMAN:-The two statements are not incompatible, Sir.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-They are fairly flexible, Sir. (Laughter).
MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:---
A number of young people have suggested that the City Hall facilities be made available for group weddings, in order to reduce the customarily heavy economic burden of getting married:
(a) Has the Chairman previously discussed this possibility with the Registrar of Marriages?
(b) What facilities can the Director of Urban Services Department provide for group weddings taking place in the City Hall?
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THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The second part appears to concern the Registrar General. I have sent him a copy of your question, Sir, and he has promised to look into the facts of the matter and let you have a detailed reply by letter.
MR. SALES:-Mr. Chairman, is Mr. CHEONG-LEEN unaware that there is a very serious housing problem in Hong Kong? (Laughter). May I suggest that Mr. CHEONG-LEEN be invited to the next meeting of the Working Party on Housing to make his views known on the subject of mass weddings?
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, may I ask Mr. SALES, through you, whether the terms of reference of the Working Party are now going to include mass weddings?
MR. SALES:-The terms of reference are both flexible and compatible with anything that Mr. CHEONG-LEEN may have in mind.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-I do not want to embarrass you, Mr. Chairman, by asking for your ruling on this matter, so I will proceed by asking Question No. 10.
MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN, on behalf of himself and MR. CHEUNG WING-IN, then asked the following question:
We understand that there are several hundred Hong Kong residents whose shacks have been demolished time and time again in the Diamond Hill Area because they are illegal squatters:
(a) As these Hong Kong residents, many of whom are children, have nowhere else to go, will it be possible for the Commissioner for Resettlement to allocate these people suitable resite areas, as close as possible to their places of employment, and on the understanding that such resiting does not automatically entitle them to resettlement?
(b) Will the Commissioner be able to give an assurance that water supply within reasonable distance and adequate sanitation services will be provided these Hong Kong residents should they be resited?
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(b) What decisions have been made by Government in regard to this report which would be relevant to Council's activities?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
It will be apparent from my earlier reply to Dr. LEE that no decisions have been made as yet on the Report by the Advisory Committee on Library Services. As explained, it was necessary to determine whether the main develop- ment proposals in the Report were practicable before the Governor in Council could be invited to accept the recom- mendations in principle. Copies of the Report will be made available to Council Members, if they wish, after it has been considered in Executive Council.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, on a point of clarification, will you elucidate whether this Report is being considered or will be con- sidered in Executive Council.
CHAIRMAN: --It has not yet reached Executive Council. Prepara- tions are being made for a draft memorandum to be put before Executive Council.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-What has just been said, Mr. Chairman, does not reconcile with what you have previously said in answer to Dr. LEE "that Government expects fairly shortly to be able to make a pronounce- ment of policy”?
CHAIRMAN: -The two statements are not incompatible, Sir.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-They are fairly flexible, Sir. (Laughter).
MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question: ---
A number of young people have suggested that the City Hall facilities be made available for group weddings, in order
to reduce the customarily heavy economic burden of getting married:
(a) Has the Chairman previously discussed this possibility
with the Registrar of Marriages?
(b) What facilities can the Director of Urban Services Department provide for group weddings taking place in the City Hall?
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THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
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The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The second part appears to concern the Registrar General. I have sent him a copy of your question, Sir, and he has promised to look into the facts of the matter and let you have a detailed reply by letter.
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, is Mr. CHEONG-LEEN unaware that there is a very serious housing problem in Hong Kong? (Laughter). May I suggest that Mr. CHEONG-LEEN be invited to the next meeting of the Working Party on Housing to make his views known on the subject of mass weddings?
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, may I ask Mr. SALES, through you, whether the terms of reference of the Working Party are now going to include mass weddings?
MR. SALES:-The terms of reference are both flexible and com- patible with anything that Mr. CHEONG-LEEN may have in mind.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-I do not want to embarrass you, Mr. Chair- man, by asking for your ruling on this matter, so I will proceed by asking Question No. 10.
MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN, on behalf of himself and MR. CHEUNG WING-IN, then asked the following question:
We understand that there are several hundred Hong Kong residents whose shacks have been demolished time and time again in the Diamond Hill Area because they are illegal squatters:
(a) As these Hong Kong residents, many of whom are children, have nowhere else to go, will it be possible for the Commissioner for Resettlement to allocate these people suitable resite areas, as close as possible to their places of employment, and on the under- standing that such resiting does not automatically entitle them to resettlement?
(b) Will the Commissioner be able to give an assurance that water supply within reasonable distance and adequate sanitation services will be provided these Hong Kong residents should they be resited?
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