Note
Municipal Services Appeals Boards
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ANNEX A
The
Urban Services Appeals Board and Regional Services
Appeals Board were established on 27 July 1990 under the
Municipal Services Appeals Boards Ordinance (Cap. 220) to replace the Executive Council as the authority to hear appeals
against the two Municipal Councils on liquor, food business,
hawker and places of public entertainment licensing matters under the Dutiable Commodities (Liquor) Regulations (Cap. 109), Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132) and
the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance (Cap 172),
respectively.
2.
The two boards share a common Chairman but have
separate panels Of members. Each hearing is conducted by the
Chairman, two members from the relevant panel and a Councillor
nominated by the Municipal Council against whose decision the
appeal is made. The Urban Services Appeals Board has a panel of
13 members while the Regional Services Appeals Board 7. The Chairman and all panel members are appointed by the Governor for
а fixed term of 3 years. The current Chairman of the boards is
Mr Justice Arthur LEONG.
LWO boards have heard
There are 20 cases pending hearing currently.
3.
Since establishment the
28 cases.