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a copy, or tell me which paper it was in. On the question of the bridge across Chatham Road, I do not know whether it is in the Public Works Programme or not, I will follow that up too.
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, I would congratulate the Senior Elected Member upon his ability to put in an out-of-order supplementary question. (Laughter).
(13) MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question:
May we know how many people the Commissioner for Resettlement expects to house in the financial year ending 31st March, 1967?
CHAIRMAN: --I rise to answer this question on behalf of Mr. BARTY.
This is a very difficult question to answer but Mr. BARTY hazards guess at about 150,000 persons.
With the completion of some blocks having been postponed from this year to the next, and assuming a dry summer and a lessening of the financial troubles which have afflicted a few contractors, the number could well be considerably higher. On the other hand, adverse conditions could result in Mr. BARTY's forecast being rather too high.
(14) MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question:
(a) How many resettlement flatted factories are there at present?
(b) How many are vacant?
(c) How many will be built in the 1966/67 financial year?
CHAIRMAN :—I rise to answer this question also on behalf of Mr. BARTY.
There are at present 16 resettlement factory blocks containing 5,526 units. Of these, 548 units in 10 blocks are vacant. However, 497 of these vacant units are expected to be filled in March or April this year when applications for change of trade have been processed.
In the 1966/67 financial year, 6 factory blocks providing 2,218 units for letting are due to be completed.
MR. SALES-Thank you very much.
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DR. BELL:-Mr. Chairman, I would also like to ask a supplementary, perhaps a little out of order, but related. I hope Mr. BARTY is alright, and nothing serious keeps him away from this meeting this afternoon. (Laughter).
CHAIRMAN: -You wish to ask a supplementary question?
DR. BELL:-I was asking that. Is he alright?
CHAIRMAN:-I understand he is suffering from influenza.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Sir, I presume that when Dr. BELL asked this question, it was because she recognized the fact that Mr. BARTY is quite popular with Unofficial Members, and for no other reason?
May I ask question No. 15.
(15) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
(a) Has the Commissioner for Resettlement previously considered recommending to Government the establishing of employment registration centres in some of the larger resettlement estates?
(b) Will the Commissioner inquire from Government whether this matter has been considered by Government within the past 12 months, and if so what were the conclusions?
(c) Since an increasing number of young Hong Kong residents living within resettlement estates will be coming out of school to seek jobs within the next few years, will the Commissioner for Resettlement inquire from Government what steps will be taken to assist these young people to find employment?
CHAIRMAN: ---This question is also answered on behalf of Mr. BARTY.
If I may say so, I think with the absence of Mr. BARTY, we may get through this meeting (Laughter) with astonishing efficiency.
The answer to the first part of the question is No.
The answer to second part of the question is that the general problems of employment and employment exchanges are constantly under review.
In regard to the last part of the question Mr. BARTY states he would be glad to inquire from Government what steps
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a copy, or tell me which paper it was in. On the question of the bridge across Chatham Road, I do not know whether it is in the Public Works Programme or not, I will follow that up too.
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, I would congratulate the Senior Elected Member upon his ability to put in an out-of-order supplementary question. (Laughter).
(13) MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question:
May we know how many people the Commissioner for Resettle- ment expects to house in the financial year ending 31st March, 1967?
CHAIRMAN: --I rise to answer this question on behalf of Mr. BARTY.
This is a very difficult question to answer but Mr. BARTY
hazards guess at about 150,000 persons.
With the completion of some blocks having been postponed from this year to the next, and assuming a dry summer and a lessening of the financial troubles which have afflicted a few contractors, the number could well be considerably higher. On the other hand, adverse conditions could result in Mr. BARTY's forecast being rather too high.
(14) MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question:
(a) How many resettlement flatted factories are there at
present?
(b) How many are vacant?
(c) How many will be built in the 1966/67 financial year?
CHAIRMAN :—I rise to answer this question also on behalf of Mr.
BARTY.
There are at present 16 resettlement factory blocks containing 5,526 units. Of these, 548 units in 10 blocks are vacant. However, 497 of these vacant units are expected to be filled in March or April this year when applications for change of trade have been processed.
In the 1966/67 financial year, 6 factory blocks providing 2,218
units for letting are due to be completed.
MR. SALES-Thank you very much.
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DR. BELL:-Mr. Chairman, I would also like to ask a supplemen- tary, perhaps a little out of order, but related. I hope Mr. BARTY is alright, and nothing serious keeps him away from this meeting this afternoon. (Laughter).
CHAIRMAN: -You wish to ask a supplementary question?
DR. BELL:-I was asking that. Is he alright?
CHAIRMAN:-I understand he is suffering from influenza.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Sir, I presume that when Dr. BELL asked this question, it was because she recognized the fact that Mr. BARTY is quite popular with Unofficial Members, and for no other reason?
May I ask question No. 15.
(15) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
(a) Has the Commissioner for Resettlement previously con- sidered recommending to Government the establishing of employment registration centres in some of the larger resettlement estates?
(b) Will the Commissioner inquire from Government whether this matter has been considered by Government within the past 12 months, and if so what were the conclusions? (c) Since an increasing number of young Hong Kong residents living within resettlement estates will be coming out of school to seek jobs within the next few years, will the Commissioner for Resettlement inquire from Government what steps will be taken to assist these young people to find employment?
CHAIRMAN: ---This question is also answered on behalf of Mr.
BARTY.
If I may say so, I think with the absence of Mr. BARTY, we may get through this meeting (Lauhgter) with astonishing efficiency.
The answer to the first part of the question is No.
The answer to second part of the question is that the general problems of employment and employment exchanges are constantly under review.
In regard to the last part of the question Mr. BARTY states he would be glad to inquire from Government what steps
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