XCR(77)230A
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categories:
KKS ! KIGIRD
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Fees detailed in the Third Schedule fall into two main
(a)
fees relating to hawker licences - Part I; and
(b)
fees relating to allocation of fixed pitches and stalls Part II.
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The existing 13 classes of hawker licence have been
replaced by three main classes:
(a)
fixed pitch hawker licence;
(b)
itinerant hawker licence; and
(c)
temporary licence.
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On this occasion, the same scale of fees has been adopted as those imposed in the urban areas, and the principle that hawking is now regarded as a commercial activity will be applied to the New Territories. Hawking in the New Territories takes place in the New Towns, market towns, larger village settlements and on the beaches which are currently subject to rapid expansion and development.
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In addition, it is suggested that the. fees levied upon hawkers should not be viewed in isolation, but cousidered in conjunction with expenses incurred by operators of other retail outlets who aim to reach the same consumer with similar products.
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The new fees are also a reflection of the increasing cost of administering hawkers in the New Territories. Revenue from the increased fees will go some way towards reducing the gap between the increasing cost of hawker control and the income from hawker licence fees,
Introduction by Phaces
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The increase in fees is significant, since the existing fees have remained unchanged for 14 years; however the real value of the proposed new fees scale is not considered to be unduly high in comparison with the returns from hawking. It is proposed to introduce the new scale of fees in two phases.
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