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licensee. The active co-operation of managements and personnel in licensed food premises with regard to unhygienic habits and other matters concerned with improving standards in restaurants is sought both through inspection visits and the food hygiene courses run by the Urban Services Department. It would certainly be possible to send a special circular letter on the subject of spitting to licensees of all licensed food premises but I would prefer to rely on the power of persuasion backed by enforcement of the law as being a more effective deterrent in this particular instance.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:- Mr. Chairman, in regard to the last sentence of the reply, if a circular letter were sent, is that not also backed by the enforcement of the law?
Sir.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES:- Certainly,
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:- Could that not be done?
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES:- It could certainly be done, Sir. I would like to refer the matter to the Select Committee for consideration.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN :— as a first step.
(13) MR. K. S. Lo asked the following question:
With reference to the proposed new Hong Kong Electric Power Station to be erected on Ap Lei Chau Island, will the Chairman please state as to whether this Council has been consulted by the Town Planning Board on the question of the control of smoke nuisance to which this project might give rise in the future? What guarantee can Government give to the residents of Ap Lei Chau and Aberdeen in safeguarding their health and amenity against the smoke emitting from the said Power Station?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:-
You will have seen the committee paper, Sir, which was issued after the receipt of your question, on the subject of the Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau Outline Development Plan. The proposal to site a power station in the area is mentioned therein.
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The matter is to be discussed in the Standing Committee of the Whole Council and I think that the points which you have raised will be considered by the Committee.
MR. Lo:- Mr. Chairman, since the matter is going to be discussed in the Standing Committee of the Whole Council, may I reserve my supplementary questions until then? (Laughter).
CHAIRMAN: With pleasure. (Laughter).
(14) MR. K. S. Lo asked the following question:-
The present Aberdeen market was built over fifty years ago to serve the then population of a couple of thousand residents. To-day the population in Aberdeen has grown to nearly a hundred thousand, and the new town development scheme will bring it to a quarter of a million. Has Government any plan for building a new market in Aberdeen to cope with the growing needs of the fast-expanding population and if so, how long will it take to build?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows :-
The present Aberdeen Market was built in 1912 and is a simple, open-sided building containing 20 stalls which do good business selling meat and fish only, whilst a further 18 stalls, set up in the market compound about 1950 sell poultry, fruit and vegetables. In May 1959 it became evident that this market would be unable to meet the large increase in demand consequent on development of Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau. Plans were therefore made for reprovisioning the old market on a much larger site allocated by the Crown Lands and Survey Office and occupying the area bounded by Sai On Street, Tung Sing Road, Wu Pak Street and Aberdeen Main Road. The area of the new site is approximately 15,000 square feet and includes the existing market site of 1,700 square feet. Further progress on rebuilding this market was, of necessity, held in abeyance until the future of the entire Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau area crystallized in the adoption of the Town Plan in October 1964. The official Town Plan confirms the allocation for market purposes of the area previously referred to, together with two other market areas-one of some 22,000 square feet on Ap Lei Chau, and the other of 14,000 square feet on reclaimed land close to the projected town centre.
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licensee. The active co-operation of managements and personnel in licensed food premises with regard to un- hygienic habits and other matters concerned with improv- ing standards in restaurants is sought both through inspection visits and the food hygiene courses run by the Urban Services Department. It would certainly be possible to send a special circular letter on the subject of spitting to licensees of all licensed food premises but I would prefer to rely on the power of persuasion backed by enforcement of the law as being a more effective deterrent in this particular instance.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, in regard to the last sentence of the reply, if a circular letter were sent, is that not also backed by the enforcement of the law?
Sir.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES:-Certainly,
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Could that not be done?
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES:-It could certainly be done, Sir. I would like to refer the matter to the Select Committee for consideration.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN :—
as a first step.
(13) MR. K. S. Lo asked the following question:
With reference to the proposed new Hong Kong Electric Power Station to be erected on Ap Lei Chau Island, will the Chairman please state as to whether this Council has been consulted by the Town Planning Board on the question of the control of smoke nuisance to which this project might give rise in the future? What guarantee can Government give to the residents of Ap Lei Chau and Aberdeen in safeguarding their health and amenity against the smoke emitting from the said power Station?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:-
You will have seen the committee paper, Sir, which was issued after the receipt of your question, on the subject of the Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau Outline Development Plan. The proposal to site a power station in the area is mentioned therein.
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The matter is to be discussed in the Standing Committee of the Whole Council and I think that the points which you have raised will be considered by the Committee.
MR. Lo:-Mr. Chairman, since the matter is going to be discussed in the Standing Committee of the Whole Council, may I reserve my supplementary questions until then? (Laughter).
CHAIRMAN:With pleasure. (Laughter).
(14) MR. K. S. Lo asked the following question:-
The present Aberdeen market was built over fifty years ago to serve the then population of a couple of thousand residents. To-day the population in Aberdeen has grown to nearly a hundred thousand, and the new town development scheme will bring it to a quarter of a million. Has Government any plan for building a new market in Aber- deen to cope with the growing needs of the fast-expanding population and if so, how long will it take to build?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows :-
The present Aberdeen Market was built in 1912 and is a simple, open-sided building containing 20 stalls which do good business selling meat and fish only, whilst a further 18 stalls, set up in the market compound about 1950 sell poultry, fruit and vegetables. In May 1959 it became evident that this market would be unable to meet the large increase in demand consequent on development of Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau. Plans were therefore made for reprovisioning the old market on a much larger site allocated by the Crown Lands and Survey Office and occupying the area bounded by Sai On Street, Tung Sing Road, Wu Pak Street and Aberdeen Main Road. The area of the new site is approximately 15,000 square feet and includes the existing market site of 1,700 square feet. Further progress on rebuilding this market was, of necessity, held in abeyance until the future of the entire Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau area crystallized in the adoption of the Town Plan in October 1964. The official Town Plan confirms the allocation for market purposes of the area previously referred to, together with two other market areas-one of some 22,000 square feet on Ap Lei Chau, and the other of 14,000 square feet on reclaimed land close to the projected town centre.
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