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example Chatham Road. I hope the Committee will note that the suggestion made recently that Traffic lights should be placed later on the Lancashire Road/Waterloo Road junction would render this junction safe is regarded as short-sighted and foolish by anyone who knows the traffic manoeuvres at this junction. The real answer surely lies in being more long-sighted and closing this half-mile of open and often stinking nullah which remains in this main thoroughfare, Waterloo Road, which will eventually lead to the Lion Rock tunnel; And while the Nairn Road flyover is being built, surely it can be seen already that the traffic lights at Waterloo Road/Prince Edward Road and Boundary Street/Waterloo Road are useless at rush hours and will be even more congested by a half-baked flyover coming down on Waterloo Road before both junctions. Why on earth not anticipate for once and extend the flyover across those two junctions to come down on Waterloo Road at the beginning of the closed nullah. I have received the suggestion, and I think it is a very good one, that the English letter prefixes on the car number plates are extremely difficult for the average local man in the street here to read and recognize. The suggestion has been made that a prefix number should be used instead, or merely use five or even six figures instead. The public is accustomed to remembering six figures for telephone numbers. I think this suggestion is worthy of note by the new Commissioner of Transport.

I was interested to hear that the rebuilt city of Coventry reckons that they have reduced accidents by a considerable percentage with improved street lighting. In spite of the fact that we were recently presented with a very large wad of papers headed Street Lighting Programme, I notice no mention of this in our Aims. I consider the street lighting in Hong Kong and Kowloon to be extremely poor, especially in our back streets. I would have thought that the police would have been anxious to see an improvement in order to reduce crime incidence. Our main streets, thanks to the generosity of the shops, are well lit. The number of lamp posts is possibly sufficient, but I think the wattage could be stepped up all over town; more finance will be needed. Part of the increase which Government is making in rates should be used for this purpose. Roads which are heavily used, like the Lung Cheong Road, and which is well within the urban area, should be urgently lit in its entire length before any major accidents occur. And of course, our parks and playgrounds should all be lighted to enable more prolonged use to be made of these all too inadequate spaces. I believe that the power companies can install the lights at any time—it is a question of the Financial Secretary and Finance Committee loosening the purse strings a little. In the programme presented to us, many of the areas mentioned for street lighting are the same ones as eight years ago. Why is not more done about this?

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Mr. Chairman, I support the motion before us today, but I would comment that we are appallingly hamstrung by the control of our finance by the Financial Secretary and Finance Committee in the fulfilment of our Aims, which are basically to make this City a clean, healthy, and happy place for all our citizens to live in. (Applause).

MR. WILSON T. S. WANG:--Mr. Chairman, I rise to support the motion with particular enthusiasm for the newly included and augmented powers and aims and objectives listed under Amenities Division.

It is indeed of paramount importance that this Council should strive to improve its liaison with the many public and private organizations who have an interest in this Council's amenity projects or who are able to assist in meeting the demand for additional amenity facilities.

We are very short of amenities, and for this reason, it is very important that we see to it that the best and most effective uses are being made of all available facilities. This is where many public and private organizations can render assistance.

Some clubs and associations may have keen and enthusiastic members who are eager to help promote good programmes of youth activities, but they lack playgrounds. On the other hand, others are more fortunate to have good playing fields, but they may not have enough strength in their membership to demand substantial use of their grounds. A good liaison with all these organizations will enable us and everybody to have a good share of the use of the grounds by more people on every bit of amenities that we have at present, whether it belongs to the public or to a private organization, and a good day-to-day use in morning, afternoon, and evening will be ensured.

Our aim is to see an effective use of all playgrounds available; let us remember "Land is precious"—waste not! want not!—for many envious eyes of our youth may be watching on the other side of the fence as they roam aimlessly and dangerously on the streets.

We have, beginning August this year, taken over the management of the Hong Kong Stadium, and we have, very appropriately, expressed our aim to extend its usage to the maximum and to maintain a cordial working relationship with the Hong Kong Football Association. The last point is indeed pertinent, for after all, it is a football stadium. I only hope that we shall set a good example of how public and private organizations and the Council can co-operate to make the best use of amenity facilities.

There is also much to be said for improved liaison between this Council and various other government departments who are interested in amenities. Only by this means can a sound colony-wide development in amenities be achieved.

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