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minimal, after taking into consideration various factors such as current cinema ticket prices, ticket prices of non UC professional companies, etc. The Council must be seen to be supporting and encouraging cultural and entertainment activities as widely as possible.
The student ticket system, and the concession scheme for senior citizens which I advocated last year, must continue to operate and be improved even further.
Finally, in regard to the Capital Projects for the 1989-90–1990–91 period, I would like to urge the Department to proceed as quickly as possible with the Wanchai Seafront Promenade and Open Space project for which an amount of $4 million is budgeted, and also the Improvements to Southorn Playground Phase II for which $1.65 million is budgeted. The residents of Wanchai have been waiting for a long time for these improvements to Southorn Playground to take place in view of the acute shortage of playground space in that District.
Mr. Chairman, I support the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
2. MR. CHAN KWOK-MING, CHAIRMAN OF THE FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:—
'RESOLVED that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) (No. 2) By-Laws 1988 be made under section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Cap. 132.'
He said (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name:
'Resolved that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) (No. 2) By-Laws 1988 be made under Section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Cap. 132.'
The purpose of this Amendment By-Laws is to provide a slaughter fee for the early morning slaughter of pigs from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir, which will come into effect from 1 January 1989. At present, the Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir offers both night and day slaughter service for the trade. Due to the drop in pig slaughter figures particularly during recent years, the general need for maintaining a full night service for pig slaughter from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. has disappeared. Based on the current slaughtering requirement of around 1,200 pigs per night shift, it should be possible to replace the existing night slaughter service by an early morning slaughter service, thereby economizing the operation. Because of this change, the trade will enjoy a fee reduction from $48 to $40 per head. Also as a result of this revision, the Council is expected to be able to reduce its operating deficit by approximately $5 million per annum.
Notwithstanding the proposal to discontinue the current night slaughter, it is considered desirable to provide for its re-introduction by the Manager to cater for exceptional circumstances such as during major festival days when the demand for slaughter service would normally increase substantially. It is therefore provided in the Amendment By-Laws that by-law 4 be amended to provide this flexibility. Under the proposal, after a night is nominated for night slaughter, pigs which are admitted to be slaughtered before 8 a.m. will be charged according to the night slaughter fee as specified in the Second Schedule. At present the slaughter of cattle at Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir from 5.30 a.m. to 7 a.m. is carried out by manual method and mechanized line is only used for day slaughter. In the revised Second Schedule of the Amendment By-Laws, it is recommended that the operating hours be adjusted to 5 a.m.-8 a.m. This is to allow sufficient time so that mechanized slaughter (instead of manual method) can be used for the early morning slaughter as well. Though mechanized slaughter is not as efficient as manual method, it is more economical to operate and is more hygienic. This change in practice is expected to save approximately $1.7 million per annum for the Council.
The proposal to reorganize the operating shift pattern in Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir, which will lead to considerable improvement in the cost effectiveness of the Abattoir's operation, has already obtained the endorsement of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, Administration Select Committee, Finance Select Committee and Standing Committee of the Whole Council.
Sir, I beg to move.
MR. MAN SAI-CHEONG, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, seconded the motion (in English):—Mr. Chairman, I second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
3. MR. PAUL T. K. YOUNG, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARIES SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:-
'RESOLVED that the Designation of Libraries (Urban Council Area) (No. 5) Order 1988 be made under section 105K of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Cap. 132.'
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minimal, after taking into consideration various factors such as current cinema ticket prices, ticket prices of non UC professional companies, etc. The Council must be seen to be supporting and encouraging cultural and entertainment activities as widely as possible.
The student ticket system, and the concession scheme for senior citizens which I advocated last year, must continue to operate and be improved even further.
Finally, in regard to the Capital Projects for the 1989-90–1990–91 period, I would like to urge the Department to proceed as quickly as possible with the Wanchai Seafront Promenade and Open Space project for which an amount of $4 million is budgetted, and also the Improvements to Southorn Playground Phase II for which $1.65 million is budgetted. The residents of Wanchai have been waiting for a long time for these improvements to Southorn Playground to take place in view of the actuate shortage of playground space in that District.
Mr. Chairman, I support the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
2. MR. CHAN KWOK-MING, CHAIRMAN OF THE FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:—
'RESOLVED that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) (No. 2) By-Laws 1988 be made under section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Cap. 132.'
He said (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name:
'Resolved that the Abattoirs (Urban Council) (Amendment) (No. 2) By-Laws 1988 be made under Section 77 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Cap. 132.'
The purpose of this Amendment By-Laws is to provide a slaughter fee for the early morning slaughter of pigs from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir, which will come into effect from 1 January 1989. At present, the Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir offers both night and day slaughter service for the trade. Due to the drop in pig slaughter figures particularly during recent years, the general need for maintaining a full night service for pig slaughter from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. has disappeared. Based on the current slaughtering require- ment of around 1 200 pigs per night shift, it should be possible to replace the existing night slaughter service by an early morning slaughter service, thereby
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economizing the operation. Because of this change, the trade will enjoy a fee reduction from $48 to $40 per head. Also as a result of this revision, the Council is expected to be able to reduce its operating deficit by approximately $5 million
per annum.
Notwithstanding the proposal to discontinue the current night slaughter, it is considered desirable to provide for its re-introduction by the Manager to cater for exceptional circumstances such as during major festival days when the demand for slaughter service would normally increase substantially. It is therefore provided in the Amendment By-Laws that by-law 4 be amended to provide this flexibility. Under the proposal, after a night is nominated for night slaughter, pigs which are admitted to be slaughtered before 8 a.m. will be charged according to the night slaughter fee as specified in the Second Schedule. At present the slaughter of cattle at Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir from 5.30 a.m. to 7 a.m. is carried out by manual method and mechanized line is only used for day slaughter. In the revised Second Schedule of the Amendment By-Laws, it is recommended that the operating hours be adjusted to 5 a.m.-8 a.m. This is to allow sufficient time so that mechanized slaughter (instead of manual method) can be used for the early morning slaughter as well. Though mechanized slaughter is not as efficient as manual method, it is more economical to operate and is more hygienic. This change in practice is expected to save approximately $1.7 million per annum for the Council.
The proposal to reorganize the operating shift pattern in Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir, which will lead to considerable improvement in the cost effectiveness of the Abattoir's operation, has already obtained the endorsement of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, Administration Select Committee, Finance Select Committee and Standing Committee of the Whole Council.
Sir, I beg to move.
MR. MAN SAI-CHEONG, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, seconded the motion (in English):—Mr. Chairman, I second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
3. MR. PAUL T. K. YOUNG, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARIES SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:-
'RESOLVED that the Designation of Libraries (Urban Council Area) (No. 5) Order 1988 be made under section 105K of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Cap. 132.'
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