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MRS. ELLIOTT:-About three weeks ago to Mr. CHUI.

MR. Wu:-Mr. Chairman, is the Council aware that the meat stalls only made the representation to the Colonial Secretariat in regard to the abattoirs' failure to deliver the meat they want at the required time?

CHAIRMAN:-I believe some of them may have, Mr. Wu. The Secretariat is also aware that the meat trade will not accept cooling

rooms.

MR. PETER C. K. CHAN:-Mr. Chairman, can this question be considered at the next meeting of the Select Committee, the meeting of these representatives and the time?

MR. LOBO:-We will certainly consider it.

MR. WU-Mr. Chairman, in view of the questions asked and the facts brought out, would you try your very best to see that the Colonial Secretariat speeds up the implementation of the Working Party's Report?

CHAIRMAN: --Indeed, this is of top priority, Mr. Wu.

REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE ON A CHANGE OF

MEMBERSHIP IN THE SELECT COMMITTEE

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG:-Mr. Chairman, in accordance with the proviso to the resolution adopted at the meeting on 4th April, I wish to report that Miss Cecilia YEUNG has expressed a wish to come off the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee.

Whilst on my feet, I would also like to announce publicly the decision made by the Standing Committee to appoint Mr. H. M. G. FORSGATE as vice-chairman to the Environmental Hygiene Select Com- mittee. I am very pleased that Mr. FORSGATE has accepted the appointment.

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He said: Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my

name.

The purpose of this action is to empower the Director of Urban Services, under by-law 10(1) of the Public Cemeteries By-laws, to remove the human remains from 92 urn graves formed in 1947 in the New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8, and to dispose of the same by burial as the Director may think fit. The graves are required to be cleared in order to permit construction of a terminal tower for overhead cables.

MR. HENRY WONG:-Mr. Chairman, I beg to second.

The question was put.

The motion was carried unanimously.

5.57 P.M.

ADJOURNMENT -

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CHAIRMAN:-That concludes the business of this meeting, Council stands adjourned until Tuesday, 13th June, 1972 at 4.00 p.m.

MOTION

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following Motion:-

"RESOLVED under By-law 10(1) of the Public Cemeteries By-laws that the Director of Urban Services be empowered to remove the human remains from the 92 urn graves (Nos. 3283-3303, 3306-3356, 3358-3376 & 3415) in the New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8, and to dispose of the same by burial as the Director of Urban Services may think fit."

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