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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL―8 July 1981 1005 OFFICIAL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 8 July 1981 The Council met at half past two o’clock PRESENT HIS EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR (PRESIDENT) THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF SECRETARY SIR JACK CATER, K.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY MR. JOHN HENRY BREMRIDGE, O.B.E. THE HONOURABLE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Acting) MR. GERALD PAUL NAZARETH, O.B.E., Q.C. THE HONOURABLE THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS MR. DENIS CAMPBELL BRAY, C.M.G., C.V.O., J.P. THE HONOURABLE DAVID AKERS-JONES, C.M.G., J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES THE HONOURABLE LEWIS MERVYN DAVIES, C.M.G., O.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY THE HONOURABLE DAVID WYLIE MCDONALD, C.M.G., J.P. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS THE HONOURABLE KENNETH WALLIS JOSEPH TOPLEY, C.M.G., J.P. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION THE HONOURABLE DAVID GREGORY JEAFFRESON, C.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES THE HONOURABLE DEREK JOHN CLAREMONT JONES, C.M.G., J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT DR. THE HONOURABLE THONG KAH-LEONG, C.B.E., J.P. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES THE HONOURABLE ERIC PETER HO, C.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES THE HONOURABLE JOHN MARTIN ROWLANDS, C.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE THE HONOURABLE JAMES NEIL HENDERSON, J.P. COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR THE HONOURABLE DONALD LIAO POON-HUAI, O.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR HOUSING THE HONOURABLE COLVYN HUGH HAYE, J.P. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THE HONOURABLE ROBERT STRONG SUN YUAN-CHUANG SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION (Acting) THE HONOURABLE MRS. ANSON CHAN, J.P. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (Acting) DR. THE HONOURABLE WONG CHEN-TA, J.P. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (Acting) THE HONOURABLE LAWRENCE WILLIAM ROBERT MILLS, J.P. DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS (Acting) 1006 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL―8 July 1981 THE HONOURABLE DAVID JOHN LITTLE LAW DRAFTSMAN (Acting) THE HONOURABLE OSWALD VICTOR CHEUNG, C.B.E., Q.C., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ROGERIO HYNDMAN LOBO, C.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LI FOOK-WO, C.B.E., J.P. DR. THE HONOURABLE HARRY FANG SIN-YANG, C.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LO TAK-SHING, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE FRANCIS YUAN-HAO TIEN, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHEN SHOU-LUM, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LYDIA DUNN, O.B.E., J.P. DR. THE HONOURABLE HENRY HU HUNG-LICK, O.B.E., J.P. THE REVD. THE HONOURABLE PATRICK TERENCE MCGOVERN, O.B.E., S.J., J.P. THE HONOURABLE PETER C. WONG, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG LAM, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHARLES YEUNG SIU-CHO, O.B.E., J.P. DR. THE HONOURABLE HO KAM-FAI, J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, J.P. THE HONOURABLE ANDREW SO KWOK-WING, J.P. THE HONOURABLE HU FA-KUANG, J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG PO-YAN, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM CHARLES LANGDON BROWN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN KAM-CHUEN, J.P. ABSENT THE HONOURABLE GRAHAM BARNES, J.P. DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS THE HONOURABLE ALEX WU SHU-CHIH, O.B.E., J.P. THE REVD. THE HONOURABLE JOYCE MARY BENNETT, O.B.E., J.P. DR. THE HONOURABLE RAYSON LISUNG HUANG, C.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE DAVID KENNEDY NEWBIGGING, J.P. THE HONOURABLE JOHN JOSEPH SWAINE, O.B.E., Q.C., J.P. THE HONOURABLE STEPHEN CHEONG KAM-CHUEN, J.P. IN ATTENDANCE THE CLERK TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MRS. LORNA LEUNG TSUI LAI-MAN Oath Mr. David John LITTLE took the Oath of Allegiance and assumed his seat as a Member of the Council. HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL―8 July 1981 1007 HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT:―I should like to welcome Mr. LITTLE to this Council. Papers The following papers were laid pursuant to Standing Order 14(2):― Subject L.N. No. Subsidiary Legislation: Magistrates Ordinance. Magistrates Ordinance (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 1981 ....... 190 Fire Services Ordinance. Fire Service (Installations and Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 1981............................................................................................................. 191 Evidence Ordinance. Evidence (Authorized Persons) (No. 9) Order 1981.................................... 194 Evidence Ordinance. Evidence (Authorized Persons) (No. 10) Order 1981.................................. 195 Hong Kong War Memorial Fund Ordinance. Hong Kong War Memorial Fund (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1981............................................................................................................. 196 Port Control (Cargo Working Areas) Ordinance. Port Control (Public Water-front) Order 1981 ............................................ 197 Legal Practitioners Ordinance. Admission and Registration (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 1981 .................. 198 Legal Practitioners Ordinance. Articled Clerks (Amendment) Rules 1981 .................................................. 199 Supreme Court Ordinance. Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules 1981............................... 200 Rating (Amendment) Ordinance 1981. Rating (Amendment) Ordinance 1981 (Commencement) Notice 1981....... 201 Dutiable Commodities Ordinance. Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Regulations 1981.............................. 202 Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance. Public Health and Urban Services (Civil Centres) (Amendment of Thirteenth Schedule) Order 1981 ................................................................ 203 1008 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL―8 July 1981 Subject L.N. No. Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance. Designation of Museums (Hong Kong Space Museum) Order 1981............ 204 Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance. Public Health and Urban Services (Public Markets) (Designation and Amendment of Tenth Schedule) (No. 4) Order 1981 ................................... 205 Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools) Regulations. Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools) (Amendment of Schedule) Notice 1981 ....................................................... 206 Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance. Declaration of Markets in the New Territories (No. 3) ................................ 207 Proclamation. No. 2 of 1981................................................................................................ 208 Public Health and Urban Services (Public Pleasure Grounds) (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 1981. Corrigendum................................................................................................. 209 Mental Health Ordinance. Mental Health (Kwai Chung Psychiatric Observation Unit) (Mental Hospital) Order 1981.................................................................................... 210 Sessional Paper 1980-81: No. 57―Report of the U.M.E.L.C.O. Police Group 1980. Oral answers to questions Drug abuse in schools 1. MR. LOBO asked:― (a) What positive action is the Government taking to control and eliminate drug abuse in schools? (b) What follow-up action is taken when students attending Hong Kong schools are found to be using dangerous drugs? SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:―Sir, (a) There is an on-going and intensive programme of preventive education targetted at students which for 1981-82 includes school talks, seminars, provision of drug prevention material to teachers, production of educational films, a youth participation scheme in anti-narcotics publicity projects, an information wall chart for display in schools and extensive publicity through the mass media. Available evidence indicates that drug HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL―8 July 1981 1009 abuse is not generally a problem in schools and I believe that an important factor which contributes to this is the preventive educational programme. (b) Where students are found by law enforcement officers to be using dangerous drugs they would be prosecuted and depending on the court’s view of the case subsequent treatment and rehabilitation could be provided either in the voluntary programme operated by the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abuse or in the custodial programme at a Drug Addiction Treatment Centre operated by the Prisons Department. In either case close liaison between the after-care officers, the parents and the schools would be maintained throughout this process. New Territories village postal service 2. MR. CHARLES YEUNG asked:―Will Government inform this Council the improvements made in door-to-door postal delivery service to established villages in the New Territories since my last question in this Council on this subject on 29 November 1978? SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES:―Sir, the programme to provide a door-to- door postal delivery service to established villages in the New Territories has been progressing satisfactorily. In my reply on 29 November 1978, I said that the Postmaster General was planning to extend door-to-door delivery of mail from 31 to 375 established villages. Today, 362 of these villages are now enjoying this facility. The remaining 13 will get the service within a few months. The Postmaster General has investigated the possibilities of providing more established villages with door-to-door delivery services, and has plans to include another 76 villages in the next phase of this exercise. MR. CHARLES YEUNG:―Sir, it will be recorded that the effort of the postal services is laudable and it is hoped that these services will be extended to other villages. SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES:―Sir, I would like to thank my honourable Friend on behalf of the Postmaster General, and I do assure him that postal delivery services will be extended to other villages just as soon as it is possible to do so. Auxiliary Medical Service and the St. John’s Ambulance Association and Brigade 3.