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Part I
Subject
Hawkers
(Ch 17/3220/76)
(Cu 28/3371/71)
(Ch 39/3371/74)
Purpose
(a) To evolve and agree policy for the control of hawking activities.
(b) To overhaul legislation
relating to hawker control and management.
(c) To produce more effective
management of hawking activi- ties in the New Territories.
Progress Made & Present Position
(a)The Urban Council is now implerent- ing many of the policy proposals which were agreed at an interdepart- mental meeting on 17th January. Other policy issues, particularly the matter of co-ordination between Urban Council policy and Government
controlled resources, have yet to be resolved, and recommendations made by the ICAC Corruption Pre- vention Department require further consideration. A paper for the Chief Secretary's Committee is being prepared.
(b)This legislation is currently
unsatisfactory and unnecessarily complicated, and requires overhaul. Such an exercise can best be under- taken in conjunction with thereview of hawker policy which is now in hand.
(c) SNT has produced a paper on an
action plan to control hawking activities in Tsuen Wan.
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Next Qaxter Targets
(a) Submit paper to
Chief Secretary's Committee by December.
(b) Discuss legislative
proposals with relevant departments and Legal Department.
(c) Monitor progress of
proposals set out in SNT's paper.
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