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In the first two weeks of operation of the Space Museum since its opening on 7 October 1980, the Space Theatre which has 316 seats has had an attendance of over 25,000, while the Exhibition Hall which can accommodate 400 visitors each session, has had nearly 28,000 visitors. These figures represent 89.5% and 77.5% of the capacity of the venues respectively. It should be added for the record that in the period 21.6 to 31.8.80 when the Sky Theatre was commissioned, a special arrangement was made for 45,000 students to attend 144 shows.
The Space Theatre shows with Cantonese narration have had better attendance than those in English. The average attendance rate at Cantonese shows has been 99.5% and at English shows 65%.
A bilingual leaflet containing show schedules, booking arrangements, ticket prices, admission regulations and a brief description of the sky show can be obtained from the Space Museum free of charge.
MR. YOUNG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, as regards the relatively low attendance rate at the English shows as opposed to the Cantonese version, has the Council considered producing English language leaflets or using the bilingual leaflets mentioned in the reply and either have them put into hotel lobbies in Hong Kong for tourists to pick up or ask the offices of the Hong Kong Tourist Association to distribute them abroad in order to increase the utilization of the English shows?
MR. HU (in English):-Mr. Chairman, I think Mr. Howard YOUNG'S suggestion will certainly be considered, but for the time being those bilingual leaflets will be available to those buying tickets either for the English show or Chinese show.
2. DR. HENRY H. L. HU asked the following question (in English):- A number of companies which sell fresh milk also sell what I believe is re-constituted milk. I should be grateful to know:-
(a) if there are clear markings on the containers to differentiate between the two kinds of milk;
(b) if there are any differences in the two types of milk which could affect the health of people consuming them; and
(c) if bottled milk produced in Hong Kong is purely fresh milk or the mixture of fresh milk and re-constituted milk.
MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW, CHAIRMAN OF THE FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in English):-This question concerns the procedure for the sale of fresh milk and reconstituted milk.
In reply to the first part of the question, the management of local milk factories have, since 1 January 1979, agreed to use different colours for the aluminium caps of milk bottles so that various types of milk can be clearly recognized by consumers. The colours are:
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(i) for fresh milk-silver caps with wording printed in red; (ii) for reconstituted milk-apple green caps with wording printed in black; (iii) for milk drinks or milk beverage-gold caps with wording printed in a dark colour; (iv) for reprocessed frozen pasteurized milk imported from abroad-red caps with wording printed in a light colour.In reply to the second part of the question, there are no differences in the various types of milk as far as public health is concerned because they all have to comply with the same bacteriological and chemical standards which are laid down in the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance. In reply to the third part of the question, fresh milk sold in the local market is not mixed with reconstituted milk. The two types are sold separately and can be identified by the colour of the caps on the bottles as I have already mentioned. Their distinct designations are sometimes mentioned on bottles also.
DR. HU (in English):-Mr. Chairman, may I ask the Chairman of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, is he himself satisfied that in fact our bottles of milk produced in Hong Kong and sold in Hong Kong is fresh milk and is not the mixture of the two types of milk?
MR. CHOW (in English):-If Dr. Hu refers to me personally, I seldom drink milk and so I myself cannot tell Dr. Hu whether I am satisfied or not. However, if Dr. Hu wants to know, I can find out for him.
MRS. GRACE HO (in English):-Mr. Chairman, can I ask if the same distinction applies to both imported and locally produced fresh milk?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-The same distinction of marking?
MR. CHOW (in English):-Those imported from abroad and local milk, as far as my knowledge is concerned, I am only aware of those imported from abroad with red caps with wording printed in a light colour. As far as those local ones are concerned, I think I will find out for Mrs. Ho.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-The second paragraph of your answer, Mr. Chow, states that the management of local milk factories has agreed to use different colours. Does that answer Mrs. Ho's question?
MRS. HO (in English):-I am afraid I have to ask for clarification. It does not answer my question because Mr. CHOW refers to local milk factories. What I am asking about is importation of fresh milk. You have mentioned frozen milk in your reply, but there is no mention of fresh milk.
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In the first two weeks of operation of the Space Museum since its opening on 7 October 1980, the Space Theatre which has 316 seats has had an attendance of over 25,000, while the Exhibition Hall which can accom modate 400 visitors each session, has had nearly 28,000 visitors. These figures represent 89.5% and 77.5% of the capacity of the venues respectively. It should be added for the record that in the period 21.6 to 31.8.80 when the Sky Theatre was commissioned, a special arrangement was made for 45,000 students to attend 144 shows.
The Space Theatre shows with Cantonese narration have had better attendance than those in English. The average attendance rate at Cantonese shows has been 99.5% and at English shows 65%.
A bilingual leaflet containing show schedules, booking arrangements, ticket prices, admission regulations and a brief description of the sky show can be obtained from the Space Museum free of charge.
MR. YOUNG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, as regards the relatively low attendance rate at the English shows as opposed to the Cantonese version, has the Council considered producing English language leaflets or using the bilingual leaflets mentioned in the reply and either have them put into hotel lobbies in Hong Kong for tourists to pick up or ask the offices of the Hong Kong Tourist Association to distribute them abroad in order to increase the utilization of the English shows?
MR. HU (in English):-Mr. Chairman, I think Mr. Howard YOUNG'S suggestion will certainly be considered, but for the time being those bilingual leaflets will be available to those buying tickets either for the English show or Chinese show.
2. DR. HENRY H. L. Hu asked the following question (in English):- A number of companies which sell fresh milk also sell what I believe is re-constituted milk. I should be grateful to know:-
(a) if there are clear markings on the containers to differentiate between the
two kinds of milk;
(b) if there are any differences in the two types of milk which could affect
the health of people consuming them; and
(c) if bottled milk produced in Hong Kong is purely fresh milk or the
mixture of fresh milk and re-constituted milk.
MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW, CHAIRMAN OF THE FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in English):-This question concerns the procedure for the sale of fresh milk and reconstituted milk.
In reply to the first part of the question, the management of local milk factories have, since 1 January 1979, agreed to use different colours for the aluminium caps of milk bottles so that various types of milk can be clearly recognized by consumers. The colours are:
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(i) for fresh milk-silver caps with wording printed in red; (ii) for reconstituted milk-apple green caps with wording printed in
black;
(iii) for milk drinks or milk beverage-gold caps with wording printed in
a dark colour;
(iv) for reprocessed frozen pasteurized milk imported from abroad-red
caps with wording printed in a light colour.
In reply to the second part of the question, there are no differences in the various types of milk as far as public health is concerned because they all have to comply with the same bacteriological and chemical standards which are laid down in the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance. In reply to the third part of the question, fresh milk sold in the local market is not mixed with reconstituted milk. The two types are sold separately and can be identified by the colour of the caps on the bottles as I have already mentioned. Their distinct designations are sometimes mentioned on bottles also.
DR. HU (in English):-Mr. Chairman, may I ask the Chairman of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, is he himself satisfied that in fact our bottles of milk produced in Hong Kong and sold in Hong Kong is fresh milk and is not the mixture of the two types of milk?
MR. CHOW (in English):-If Dr. Hu refers to me personally, I seldom drink milk and so I myself cannot tell Dr. Hu whether I am satisfied or not. However, if Dr. Hu wants to know, I can find out for him.
MRS. GRACE HO (in English):-Mr. Chairman, can I ask if the same distinc- tion applies to both imported and locally produced fresh milk?
CHAIRMAN (in English):--The same distinction of marking?
MR. CHOW (in English):-Those imported from abroad and local milk, as far as my knowledge is concerned, I am only aware of those imported from abroad with red caps with wording printed in a light colour. As far as those local ones are concerned, I think I will find out for Mrs. Ho.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-The second paragraph of your answer, Mr. Chow, states that the management of local milk factories has agreed to use different colours. Does that answer Mrs. Ho's question?
MRS. Ho (in English):-I am afraid I have to ask for clarification. It does not answer my question because Mr. CHOW refers to local milk factories. What I am asking about is importation of fresh milk. You have mentioned frozen milk in your reply, but there is no mention of fresh milk.
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