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ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN.
CHAIRMAN:-Ladies and gentlemen, the meeting is called to order.
Before we move on to the Agenda, I would like to welcome on your behalf, Mr. Rowe, to his first meeting as a Member of this Council. He is not unknown to us, or to many of us, from his days in the Housing Authority as Commissioner for Housing, and I hope he will find his work here interesting and stimulating.
I would also like to welcome back Mr. LI Yiu-bor, and I had also hoped to welcome back Mr. HOLMES who is now in the Colony, but is unfortunately unable to be with us to-day. I am sure that you would also like us to record our thanks and appreciation to Mr. Paul Tsui and to Mr. Trevor CLARK, who held the fort for Mr. HOLMES and Mr. Rowe during their absence. (Applause).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the meeting held on 3rd September, 1968 were confirmed.
PAPER.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:-
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department for the month of September, 1968.
QUESTIONS.
(1) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
In order to promote Chinese traditional culture and strengthen cultural dignity among young people in Hong Kong, will it be possible to place a statue of a famous Chinese poet, such as Li Po (*) or Tu Fu (杜甫) within any existing or future large park?
THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, replied as follows:
This question concerns the possibility of erecting a statue of one of the more famous Chinese poets in a large park or playground.
I am aware that the Chairman of the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee will be pleased to consider this suggestion at the next meeting of the Committee, and the suggestion will, therefore, be included on the Agenda for that meeting.
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MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, referring to your reply, am I to infer that not only the chairman of the committee will be pleased to consider the suggestion, but the committee as well? (Laughter).
CHAIRMAN:-You may so infer. (Laughter).
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-In other words, the inference is in order?
CHAIRMAN:-Yes, Sir.
(2) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
Has there been any increase in the number of cases of "tse fa" handled by the Police in Resettlement Estates as compared to the early part of this year?
MR. LI YIU-BOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE RESETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-
There has been a marked increase in the number of Tse Fa cases in resettlement estates reported to or detected by the Police during recent months. In the Kowloon estates the number of cases increased from 231 in the first quarter of the year to 573 in the three months from June to August. Hong Kong island was relatively free from these cases. These figures do not mean that there has been an overall increase in the incidence of gambling, but that Police activity in dealing with it has increased. The rate of serious crime, about which members have shown concern, has now fallen very substantially, and it is partly due to this that the Police are able to divert more of their resources to the suppression of Tse Fa gambling.
(3) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
Can the Commissioner for Resettlement enquire from the Director of Education how many free and partially free places are available in Government and aided primary schools in Resettlement Estates? Could he also enquire from the Director of Education how many of these places still remain vacant?
MR. LI YIU-BOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE RESETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-
The process of investigating applications for free places in all Government and aided schools is still proceeding and schools are not required to submit their returns before the
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ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN.
CHAIRMAN:-Ladies and gentlemen, the meeting is called to order.
Before we move on to the Agenda, I would like to welcome on your behalf, Mr. RowE, to his first meeting as a Member of this Council. He is not unknown to us, or to many of us, from his days in the Housing Authority as Commissioner for Housing, and I hope he will find his work here interesting and stimulating.
I would also like to welcome back Mr. LI Yiu-bor, and I had also hoped to welcome back Mr. HOLMES who is now in the Colony, but is unfortunately unable to be with us to-day. I am sure that you would also like us to record our thanks and appreciation to Mr. Paul Tsui and to Mr. Trevor CLARK, who held the fort for Mr. HOLMES and Mr. Rowe during their absence. (Applause).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the meeting held on 3rd September, 1968 were confirmed.
PAPER.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:-
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services
Department for the month of September, 1968.
QUESTIONS.
(1) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
In order to promote Chinese traditional culture and strengthen cultural dignity among young people in Hong Kong, will it be possible to place a statue of a famous Chinese poet, such as Li Po (#) or Tu Fu (*) within any existing or future large park?
THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, replied as follows:
This question concerns the possibility of erecting a statue of one of the more famous Chinese poets in a large park or playground.
I am aware that the Chairman of the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee will be pleased to consider this sugges- tion at the next meeting of the Committee, and the suggestion will, therefore, be included on the Agenda for that meeting.
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MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, referring to your reply, am I to infer that not only the chairman of the committee will be pleased to consider the suggestion, but the committee as well? (Laughter).
CHAIRMAN: -You may so infer. (Laughter).
MR. CHEONG-LEEN:-In other words, the inference is in order?
CHAIRMAN:-Yes, Sir.
(2) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
Has there been any increase in the number of cases of "tse fa" handled by the Police in Resettlement Estates as compared to the early part of this year?
MR. LI YIU-BOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE RESETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-
There has been a marked increase in the number of Tse Fa cases in resettlement estates reported to or detected by the Police during recent months. In the Kowloon estates the number of cases increased from 231 in the first quarter of the year to 573 in the three months from June to August. Hong Kong island was relatively free from these cases. These figures do not mean that there has been an overall increase in the incidence of gambling, but that Police activity in dealing with it has increased. The rate of serious crime, about which members have shown concern, has now fallen very substantially, and it is partly due to this that the Police are able to divert more of their re- sources to the suppression of Tse Fa gambling.
(3) MR. H. CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question:-
Can the Commissioner for Resettlement enquire from the Director of Education how many free and partially free places are available in Government and aided primary schools in Resettlement Estates? Could he also enquire from the Director of Education how many of these places still remain vacant?
MR. LI YIU-BOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE RESETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-
The process of investigating applications for free places in all Government and aided schools is still proceeding and schools are not required to submit their returns before the
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