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CHAIRMAN:-Thank you Sir. May I say that I know I have been inconsistent, and I shall have occasion in the future to be inconsistent again.

(10) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question:-

Apart from an open space of about 3,000 sq. ft. in Mount Davis there is no public recreational space for the whole of Kennedy Town and Mount Davis area.

What steps are being taken to provide more open space and recreational facilities for the children living in the area?

THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:

The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee has approved a release of funds for the construction of a children's street playground in Rockhill Street; the site is now partly occupied by squatters, but I hope that the playground will be completed this year. During 1967 it is hoped to complete a small children's play corner between some godowns on New Praya, and also a large well-equipped children's playground on Pok Fu Lam Road near the University Sports Ground. The outline plan for the future development of Kennedy Town includes an open space of 4.8 acres, about half of which is occupied by the present slaughterhouse.

Apart from the foregoing I should mention the proposed Kennedy Town District Swimming Pool for which the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club has promised to donate $3 million. The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee agreed in April that this should be designed to accommodate up to 5,000 bathers at one time, with several separate pools being provided for toddlers, children, and school groups. This swimming pool, which will be sited in a small park at the top of Smithfield, is being given high priority and will, I think, do more than anything else to make up for the deficiency of public open space in the Mount Davis and Kennedy Town area.

MR. CHEUNG WING-IN:-Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May we be informed of the whereabouts and the size of this Rockhill Street playground?

CHAIRMAN:-Rockhill Street, Sir, is off Sands Street. The size of the playground I would describe as medium. Please do not ask me how many square feet it is.

(11) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question:

The residents in Kung Man Village in the Mount Davis Resettlement Area are desirous of having tap water connected to their huts instead of relying on street hydrants for their water supply.

Since the residents in Kung Man Village are prepared to pay reasonable costs for the installation of such water taps, can the Commissioner for Resettlement investigate and take steps to give them all possible assistance?

THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT replied as follows:

I am grateful to Mr. CHEUNG Wing-in for bringing this request for private water connections to my attention since the settlers of Mount Davis Cottage Area have not, so far as I can ascertain, made any approach to my staff or that of the Waterworks.

Apart from Pok Oi Village, in Tung Tau Cottage Area, all settlers in Cottage Areas are dependent on standpipes for their water supplies, but organizations in Cottage Areas such as schools, clinics, Kaifong Associations, restaurants, and factories frequently have a metered supply. The metered supply for cottages in Pok Oi Village was installed before it became a Resettlement Cottage Area.

In the past, it has not been the practice to encourage applications for metered supplies to individual cottages because these areas were considered to be temporary and liable to clearance when the land is required for development. I am, however, now taking up with the Director of Water Supplies the question of installing metered supplies in cottage areas which are unlikely to be cleared for some years, and where the engineering difficulties and cost would not be prohibitive.

4. As regards the Mount Davis Cottage Area, present indications are that a metered supply may not be feasible. I am advised that the water supply to this area was designed to meet the demand of standpipes only, and water pressures at standpipes on the higher terraces even now are poor. Pressures are inadequate for the water to rise to the level of cottages on the higher terraces, and the provision of independent domestic connections to those on the lower terraces would result in a deterioration of the already poor supplies to the existing standpipes.

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479 104 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 105 CHAIRMAN:-Thank you Sir. May I say that I know I have been inconsistent, and I shall have occasion in the future to be inconsistent again. (10) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question:- Apart from an open space of about 3,000 sq. ft. in Mount Davis there is no public recreational space for the whole of Kennedy Town and Mount Davis area. What steps are being taken to provide more open space and recreational facilities for the children living in the area? THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows: The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee has approved a release of funds for the construction of a children's street playground in Rockhill Street; the site is now partly occupied by squatters, but I hope that the playground will be completed this year. During 1967 it is hoped to complete a small children's play corner between some godowns on New Praya, and also a large well-equipped children's playground on Pok Fu Lam Road near the University Sports Ground. The outline plan for the future development of Kennedy Town includes an open space of 4.8 acres, about half of which is occupied by the present slaughterhouse. Apart from the foregoing I should mention the proposed Kennedy Town District Swimming Pool for which the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club has promised to donate $3 million. The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee agreed in April that this should be designed to accommodate up to 5,000 bathers at one time, with several separate pools being provided for toddlers, children, and school groups. This swimming pool, which will be sited in a small park at the top of Smithfield, is being given high priority and will, I think, do more than anything else to make up for the deficiency of public open space in the Mount Davis and Kennedy Town area. MR. CHEUNG WING-IN:-Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May we be informed of the whereabouts and the size of this Rockhill Street playground? CHAIRMAN:-Rockhill Street, Sir, is off Sands Street. The size of the playground I would describe as medium. Please do not ask me how many square feet it is. (11) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question: The residents in Kung Man Village in the Mount Davis Resettlement Area are desirous of having tap water connected to their huts instead of relying on street hydrants for their water supply. Since the residents in Kung Man Village are prepared to pay reasonable costs for the installation of such water taps, can the Commissioner for Resettlement investigate and take steps to give them all possible assistance? THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT replied as follows: I am grateful to Mr. CHEUNG Wing-in for bringing this request for private water connections to my attention since the settlers of Mount Davis Cottage Area have not, so far as I can ascertain, made any approach to my staff or that of the Waterworks. 2. 3. Apart from Pok Oi Village, in Tung Tau Cottage Area, all settlers in Cottage Areas are dependent on standpipes for their water supplies, but organizations in Cottage Areas such as schools, clinics, Kaifong Associations, restaurants, and factories frequently have a metered supply. The metered supply for cottages in Pok Oi Village was installed before it became a Resettlement Cottage Area. In the past, it has not been the practice to encourage applications for metered supplies to individual cottages because these areas were considered to be temporary and liable to clearance when the land is required for development. I am, however, now taking up with the Director of Water Supplies the question of installing metered supplies in cottage areas which are unlikely to be cleared for some years, and where the engineering difficulties and cost would not be prohibitive. 4. As regards the Mount Davis Cottage Area, present indications are that a metered supply may not be feasible. I am advised that the water supply to this area was designed to meet the demand of standpipes only, and water pressures at standpipes on the higher terraces even now are poor. Pressures are inadequate for the water to rise to the level of cottages on the higher terraces, and the provision of independent domestic connections to those on the lower terraces would result in a deterioration of the already poor supplies to the existing standpipes. Page 63 of 279 Page 63 Page 63

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479 104 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 105 CHAIRMAN:-Thank you Sir. May I say that I know I have been inconsistent, and I shall have occasion in the future to be inconsistent again. (10) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question:- Apart from an open space of about 3,000 sq. ft. in Mount Davis there is no public recreational space for the whole of Kennedy Town and Mount Davis area. What steps are being taken to provide more open space and recreational facilities for the children living in the area? THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows: The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee has approved a release of funds for the construction of a children's street playground in Rockhill Street; the site is now partly occupied by squatters, but I hope that the play- ground will be completed this year. During 1967 it is hoped to complete a small children's play corner between some godowns on New Praya, and also a large well equipped children's playground on Pok Fu Lam Road near the University Sports Ground. The outline plan for the future development of Kennedy Town includes an open space of 4.8 acres, about half of which is occupied by the present slaughterhouse. Apart from the foregoing I should mention the proposed Kennedy Town District Swimming Pool for which the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club has promised to donate $3 million. The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee agreed in April that this should be designed to accommodate up to 5,000 bathers at one time, with several separate pools being provided for toddlers, children and school groups. This swimming pool, which will be sited in a small park at the top of Smithfield, is being given high priority and will, I think, do more than any- thing else to make up for the deficiency of public open space in the Mount Davis and Kennedy Town area. MR. CHEUNG WING-IN:-Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May we be informed of the whereabouts and the size of this Rockhill Street play- ground? CHAIRMAN:-Rockhill Street, Sir, is off Sands Street. The size of Please do not ask me the playground I would describe as medium. how many square feet it is. (11) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question: The residents in Kung Man Village in the Mount Davis Resettlement Area are desirous of having tap water con- nected to their huts instead of relying on street hydrants for their water supply. Since the residents in Kung Man Village are prepared to pay reasonable costs for the installation of such water taps, can the Commissioner for Resettlement investigate and take steps to give them all possible assistance? THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT replied as follows: I am grateful to Mr. CHEUNG Wing-in for bringing this request for private water connections to my attention since the settlers of Mount Davis Cottage Area have not, so far as I can ascertain, made any approach to my staff or that of the Waterworks. 2. 3. Apart from Pok Oi Village, in Tung Tau Cottage Area, all settlers in Cottage Areas are dependent on standpipes for their water supplies, but organizations in Cottage Areas such as schools, clinics, Kaifong Associations, restaurants and factories frequently have a metered supply. The metered supply for cottages in Pok Oi Village was installed before it became a Resettlement Cottage Area. In the past, it has not been the practice to encourage applications for metered supplies to individual cottages because these areas were considered to be temporary and liable to clearance when the land is required for develop- ment. I am, however, now taking up with the Director of Water Supplies the question of installing metered supplies in cottage areas which are unlikely to be cleared for some years, and where the engineering difficulties and cost would not be prohibitive. 4. As regards the Mount Davis Cottage Area, present indica- tions are that a metered supply may not be feasible. I am advised that the water supply to this area was designed to meet the demand of standpipes only, and water pres- sures at standpipes on the higher terraces even now are poor. Pressures are inadequate for the water to rise to the level of cottages on the higher terraces, and the provi- sion of independent domestic connections to those on the lower terraces would result in a deterioration of the already poor supplies to the existing standpipes. Page 63 of 279

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CHAIRMAN:-Thank you Sir. May I say that I know I have been inconsistent, and I shall have occasion in the future to be inconsistent again.

(10) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question:-

Apart from an open space of about 3,000 sq. ft. in Mount Davis there is no public recreational space for the whole of Kennedy Town and Mount Davis area.

What steps are being taken to provide more open space and recreational facilities for the children living in the area?

THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:

The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee has approved a release of funds for the construction of a children's street playground in Rockhill Street; the site is now partly occupied by squatters, but I hope that the play- ground will be completed this year. During 1967 it is hoped to complete a small children's play corner between some godowns on New Praya, and also a large well equipped children's playground on Pok Fu Lam Road near the University Sports Ground. The outline plan for the future development of Kennedy Town includes an open space of 4.8 acres, about half of which is occupied by the present slaughterhouse.

Apart from the foregoing I should mention the proposed Kennedy Town District Swimming Pool for which the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club has promised to donate $3 million. The Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee agreed in April that this should be designed to accommodate up to 5,000 bathers at one time, with several separate pools being provided for toddlers, children and school groups. This swimming pool, which will be sited in a small park at the top of Smithfield, is being given high priority and will, I think, do more than any- thing else to make up for the deficiency of public open space in the Mount Davis and Kennedy Town area.

MR. CHEUNG WING-IN:-Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May we be informed of the whereabouts and the size of this Rockhill Street play- ground?

CHAIRMAN:-Rockhill Street, Sir, is off Sands Street. The size of Please do not ask me the playground I would describe as medium. how many square feet it is.

(11) MR. CHEUNG WING-IN asked the following question:

The residents in Kung Man Village in the Mount Davis Resettlement Area are desirous of having tap water con- nected to their huts instead of relying on street hydrants for their water supply.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT replied as follows:

Apart from Pok Oi Village, in Tung Tau Cottage Area, all settlers in Cottage Areas are dependent on standpipes for their water supplies, but organizations in Cottage Areas such as schools, clinics, Kaifong Associations, restaurants and factories frequently have a metered supply. The metered supply for cottages in Pok Oi Village was installed before it became a Resettlement Cottage Area.

In the past, it has not been the practice to encourage applications for metered supplies to individual cottages because these areas were considered to be temporary and liable to clearance when the land is required for develop- ment. I am, however, now taking up with the Director of Water Supplies the question of installing metered supplies in cottage areas which are unlikely to be cleared for some years, and where the engineering difficulties and cost would not be prohibitive.

4. As regards the Mount Davis Cottage Area, present indica- tions are that a metered supply may not be feasible. I am advised that the water supply to this area was designed to meet the demand of standpipes only, and water pres- sures at standpipes on the higher terraces even now are poor. Pressures are inadequate for the water to rise to the level of cottages on the higher terraces, and the provi- sion of independent domestic connections to those on the lower terraces would result in a deterioration of the already poor supplies to the existing standpipes.

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