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# HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
## ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN:-Ladies and gentlemen, the meeting is called to order.
Before proceeding with the agenda, I would like to welcome back Mr. LOBO, Mr. Kenneth Lo, who is not here yet, Mr. Peter NG and Mr. Rowe on their return from leave.
## MINUTES
The Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd September, 1969 were confirmed.
## PAPER
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department for the month of September, 1969.
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN:-Mr. Chairman, the Health Education Select Committee, in conjunction with the Urban Services Department, launched a Nutrition Campaign on 23rd September with a press conference held in the Urban Council Chamber. Representatives of the press, radio and television attended the press conference and the broad aims of the campaign were explained.
The campaign is aimed at certain selected groups such as growing children, expectant and nursing mothers and housewives in the lower income bracket.
The campaign message is twofold: firstly, the importance of a balanced diet, and secondly, how to obtain food of high nutritive value at economic prices.
Apart from the usual publicity media, 70,000 illustrated pamphlets are being distributed to selected age groups in the education system, with the full support of the Education Department.
For the first time, Health Visitors of the Medical and Health Department will be used to give professional advice and help throughout the campaign. This new approach indicates the closer liaison between the Urban Council and Urban Services Department on the one hand, and the Medical and Health Department on the other.
A paper setting out the campaign programme is tabled (Appendix I).
# HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
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CHAIRMAN:-I understand that Mr. Wilson WANG is pressed for time this afternoon and must leave the meeting early. I would be grateful for Members' indulgence if he answers question No. 15 by Mr. Peter C. K. CHAN immediately after his reply to question No. 6 by Dr. HUANG. (Members indicated that they had no objection).
(1) MRS. E. ELLIOTT asked the following question:-
(a) When did the new waiting list system for fixed pitch hawkers come into effect?
(b) Since then, what is the shortest and longest time any hawker has had to wait for a new site not on the old approved list?
(c) How many sites from the old approved list have been accepted during the same period? How many new sites have been approved?
MR. R. H. LOBO, CHAIRMAN OF THE HAWKER MANAGEMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-
The answer to the first part of the question is that the waiting-list system or, as it is commonly termed, the "first come, first served" system, was introduced in December, 1968. Prior to that date, Fixed Pitches had been allocated by regular ballots in which any approved applicant who was interested in a particular site could participate. The main drawback to this system was that an applicant who had waited for a long time could be consistently unlucky in the ballot and thus kept waiting, whereas a newcomer might be fortunate in his first attempt.
As regards the second part of the question, from 1st December last to date the shortest waiting period for a Fixed Pitch Newspaper site has been four days, and for a Fixed Pitch (All Classes) site has been two days. The longest waiting period for each type of site has been three months and almost eight months respectively.
As regards the third part of the question, since 1st December last, nine Fixed Pitch Newspaper sites and fifty-two Fixed Pitch (All Classes) sites have been accepted. In the same period, ninety-one Fixed Pitch Newspaper sites and nine Fixed Pitch (All Classes) sites were created, but I must add that the volume of documentation under the new system is much greater than previously.
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