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COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT: --Mr. Chairman, I do not think it would be feasible, because apart from the few people who have shops in resite areas and are entitled to resettlement shops, a vast majority have no shop entitlement at all, and I can see no good grounds for giving them entitlement after one or two, or any number of moves.
MR. HU:-Another question, Mr. Chairman. Is the principal reason why the people are given resite shops because their original shop which was demolished is not large enough for them to be given a resettlement shop? Is that the position?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-That is so. The majority of cases are of that kind,
(5) MRS. E. ELLIOTT asked the following question:-
Are the sanitary coolies given any instructions about reporting blocked drains in all parts of the Colony, to avoid as far as possible tragedies such as the flooding experienced in the past, which has sometimes been caused by debris-blocked drains?
THE CHAIRMAN, Urban Council replied as follows:
Cleansing staff of the rank of Foreman and above have standing instructions to report choked drains in all parts of the urban area. Foremen in charge of sections check with Labourers during their rounds each morning, and find out from them whether they have encountered any blocked drains.
In the first instance, Cleansing staff attempt to clear obstructions in public drains, and if this is unsuccessful a report is made immediately to the Roads and Drainage Office of the Public Works Department by telephone. A record of these telephone messages is kept in each Cleansing Office. If it is observed that a blockage has not been cleared by the following day the Cleansing Overseer or Inspector of the district concerned makes a personal report to the Roads and Drainage Office. In a small minority of cases, where it is clear that a defect cannot be put right immediately, a written report is made.
MRS. ELLIOTT : -Mr. Chairman, I am sorry I did not make my question very clear I am afraid. I really meant to ask you if there is any special provision at this time of the year, because a year ago
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yesterday there was a very heavy rainfall and I think all the drains in Kowloon must have been blocked up as all the streets were flooded. I wondered if there was any special system of reporting at this time of the year when we do get heavy rains.
CHAIRMAN: -No, Mrs. ELLIOTT, I gather it is considered that the system I have outlined is sufficient to cope with the situation.
(6) MR. H. M. G. FORSGATE asked the following question:·
(a) Can the Chairman inform me if when Kennedy Town and Lai Chi Kok incinerators are in full operation, will their capacity be sufficient to cope with burnable waste material from industries such as dockyards, godowns, etc. which at present is dumped at Gin Drinkers' Bay?
(b) As much of the wastage from such undertakings is non-combustible, what steps are being taken to deal with waste disposal after the dump at Gin Drinkers' Bay is closed down?
THE CHAIRMAN, Urban Council replied as follows:-
1. The short answer to the first part of the question is: Yes; because the Gin Drinkers' Bay Dump will not be closed before the incinerators can cope with all burnable waste material. In more detail, the Kennedy Town incinerator is now partially in commission, and when it is in full operation it will be able to deal with all refuse from Hong Kong Island with a margin for several years ahead. The first Lai Chi Kok incinerator is expected to be completed by the end of this year and should be in full operation within two to three months of completion. This incinerator, like the Kennedy Town incinerator, consists of 4 units, each capable of handling 250 tons of refuse daily. Of the 4 units, however, one will always be in reserve, and the total capacity of the plant is, therefore, only 750 tons per day. The daily output of refuse in Kowloon is already 1,100 tons, and this is increasing at the rate of about 12% each year. The first incinerator to be built at Lai Chi Kok will not, therefore, be sufficient to handle all Kowloon refuse and some will still have to go to Gin Drinkers' Bay Dump. The second incinerator in Kowloon is not expected to be completed before the end of 1969, and it is not expected that the Gin Drinkers' Bay Dump can be closed before 1970.
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COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT: --Mr. Chairman, I do not think it would be feasible, because apart from the few people who have shops in resite areas and are entitled to resettlement shops, a vast majority have no shop entitlement at all, and I can see no good grounds for giving them entitlement after one or two, or any number of moves.
MR. HU:-Another question, Mr. Chairman. Is the principal reason why the people are given resite shops because their original shop which was demolished is not large enough for them to be given a resettlement shop? Is that the position?
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT:-That is so. of cases are of that kind,
(5) MRS. E. ELLIOTT asked the following question:-
The majority
Are the sanitary coolies given any instructions about reporting blocked drains in all parts of the Colony, to avoid as far as possible tragedies such as the flooding experienced in the past, which has sometimes been caused by debris- blocked drains?
THE CHAIRMAN, Urban Council replied as follows:
Cleansing staff of the rank of Foreman and above have stand- ing instructions to report choked drains in all parts of the urban area. Foremen in charge of sections check with Labourers during their rounds each morning, and find out from them whether they have encountered any blocked drains.
In the first instance, Cleansing staff attempt to clear obstruc- tions in public drains, and if this is unsuccessful a report is made immediately to the Roads and Drainage Office of the Public Works Department by telephone. A record of these telephone messages is kept in each Cleansing Office. If it is observed that a blockage has not been cleared by the following day the Cleansing Overseer or Inspector of the district concerned makes a personal re- port to the Roads and Drainage Office. In a small minority of cases, where it is clear that a defect cannot be put right immediately, a written report is made.
MRS. ELLIOTT : -Mr. Chairman, I am sorry I did not make my question very clear I am afraid. I really meant to ask you if there is any special provision at this time of the year, because a year ago
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yesterday there was a very heavy rainfall and I think all the drains in Kowloon must have been blocked up as all the streets were flooded. I wondered if there was any special system of reporting at this time of the year when we do get heavy rains.
CHAIRMAN: -No, Mrs. ELLIOTT, I gather it is considered that the system I have outlined is sufficient to cope with the situation.
(6) MR. H. M. G. FORSGATE asked the following question:·
(a) Can the Chairman inform me if when Kennedy Town and Lai Chi Kok incinerators are in full operation, will their capacity be sufficient to cope with burnable waste material from industries such as dockyards, godowns, etc. which at present is dumped at Gin Drinkers' Bay?
(b) As much of the wastage from such undertakings is non- combustible, what steps are being taken to deal with waste disposal after the dump at Gin Drinkers' Bay is closed down?
THE CHAIRMAN, Urban Council replied as follows:-
1. The short answer to the first part of the question is: Yes; because the Gin Drinkers' Bay Dump will not be closed before the incinerators can cope with all burnable waste material. In more detail, the Kennedy Town incinerator is now partially in commission, and when it is in full operation it will be able to deal with all refuse from Hong Kong Island with a margin for several years ahead. The first Lai Chi Kok incinerator is expected to be com- pleted by the end of this year and should be in full operation within two to three months of completion. This incinerator, like the Kennedy Town incinerator, consists of 4 units, each capable of handling 250 tons of refuse daily. Of the 4 units, however, one will always be in reserve, and the total capacity of the plant is, there- fore, only 750 tons per day. The daily output of refuse in Kowloon is already 1,100 tons, and this is increasing at the rate of about 12% each year. The first incinerator to be built at Lai Chi Kok will not, therefore, be sufficient to handle all Kowloon refuse and some will still have to go to Gin Drinkers' Bay Dump. The second incinerator in Kowloon is not expected to be completed before the end of 1969, and it is not expected that the Gin Drinkers' Bay Dump can be closed before 1970.
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