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ask the Urban Services Officer in the CDO monthly meeting. Or if he prefers, he could contact the USD staff in the City District Office.
I hope the USD's regionalization would receive support from all my colleagues of the Urban Council and members of the public.
I remember in last year's annual conventional debate I did mention something about those "Gardens" which were not set up for flower viewers, "Music Parlours" not for music connoisseurs, "Wine Sellers" which did not sell wine, and "Barber Saloons" which did not give hair-cut service. These establishments were in fact forming a cesspool of iniquity, and I requested the authorities to watch and when deemed necessary curb their development. But, it is a pity that these "mod" businesses have not been stopped. It might very probably have increased instead. I wonder if it is because these establishments should not be controlled, or because the authorities have been too busy to take action against them, or because they are considered adornments that could help boost prosperity and allowed to sustain. I hope the authorities concerned would give me a clear and definite answer. I would like to support the motion. (Applause).
ADJOURNMENT
4.34 P.M.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Thank you very much. As agreed, the Council now stands adjourned until Thursday, 14th February, 1974, at 2.30 p.m. when the debate on the motion will resume.
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Statement of Aims for 1974-75
(a) To carry out research into, and to improve, Council equipment, services and facilities.
(b) To assist in reviewing establishment needs in the general administration.
(c) To develop and publicize the direct channels of communication from the public to the Council including a system for receiving and handling complaints from the public.
(d) To publish an annual report and any other publications on Council activities.
(e) To ensure adequate contact with the public through the communications media (newspapers, magazines, radio and TV) and the fullest possible information to the public about the policies adopted and the decisions taken by the Council.
(f) To promote public exhibitions and competitions in areas of Urban Council interest.
(g) To provide an adequate programme for Council visitors, and to promote official visits by Council members likely to be of value to them in their work.
Cemeteries, Crematoria and Funeral Parlours
(a) Cemeteries
(i) To ensure optimum usage of existing cemetery land by exhuming deserted graves.
(ii) To improve the amenities and facilities in public cemeteries.
(iii) To exercise better control over the management of private cemeteries through enforcement of legislation.
(iv) To continue to press for the early allocation of land for the extension of existing private cemeteries as required.
(b) Crematoria
(i) To continue to encourage and promote cremation.
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