Sir,
SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF SECRETARY
IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL : WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 1985
I rise to move the motion
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SIRY
3 APR 1985
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the Order Paper.
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This motion arises from certain decisions which I
announced in this Council on 15 February last year, and which were further amplified by the Secretary for Home
Affairs in this Council on 16 May last year.
Consequentially, certain changes have been made in the distribution of responsibilities within the Government Secretariat and this motion deals with the necessary transfer of statutory powers.
3.
To remind Members of the background, briefly: a
Provisional Regional Council is to be established on 1 April 1985 to cover those areas not under the aegis of the Urban Council. A new department, to be called the Regional
Services Department, will be created to serve the new Council. It will be made up of the present New Territories Services Department of the Urban Services Department, together with those elements of the present Recreation and Culture Department and Cultural Services Department of the Urban Services Department which provide
provide services at the regional and district levels outside the Urban Area.
4.
At the same time, the Urban Services Department
will be reorganised so as to offer the best possible service
to the Urban Council.
5.
in
the
On the same date, 1 1 April 1985, two new Branches will be created and a number of responsibilities transferred
between other policy branches
Government
Secretariat. A new branch entitled the Municipal Services Branch to be headed by a Secretary for Municipal Services, will be responsible for maintaining close liaison with the