2.
4.
At present the Regional Council Ordinance does not specify when
the first meeting of the Council shall be held. The Bill provides that members of the Council shall meet on 1 April 1986 to elect a
Chairman who may then summon and chair a meeting of the Council
to transact further business.
5.
are proposed.
Two changes to the functions and powers of the Council
Under the Waste Disposal Ordinance, the Director
of Regional Services is at present the collection authority for
waste in the New Territories, while the Urban Council is the
authority in urban areas. The Bill provides that on 1 April 1986
the Regional Council will become the collection authority in
respect of the 'Regional Council area' while the Urban Council
will continue to be the collection authority in the 'Urban Council
area'. Parallel amendments to the Waste Disposal Ordinance will also be introduced. The Bill also makes specific provision
for the Regional Council to provide recreational and cultural
activities and make charges therefor.
The Chinese name of the Regional Council as prescribed
Members of the Provisional
by the Ordinance is '
區域議局.
Regional Council unanimously agreed at their meeting on 28 June 1985
that the Chinese name of the Regional Council should be changed to
區域市政局
The proposed change is considered
appropriate as the existing Chinese name is too similar to the