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Appendix A

HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL

Statement of Aims for General Administration Select Committee

Organization

To keep under review all matters pertaining to the management, manpower planning and organizational structure of the department in the urban areas.

Headquarters Building

To pursue actively the construction of a permanent purpose-built USD Headquarters building and to ensure that all leased office accommodation meets the criteria for economy, suitability and convenience of location.

Training

To ensure that adequate staff training programmes are instituted to provide staff to operate and manage Council's facilities and services to the public, and to monitor the transfer of trained specialist staff to the New Territories.

Public Information

To promote and co-ordinate public information for the Urban Council and to ensure that its policies and activities are given the widest possible publicity through the news media, television programmes and the City News; to develop a central audio-visual service and be responsible for all Council publications.

Council Chambers

To ensure that the Urban Council Chambers are maintained at the highest possible standard to provide facilities and services for members and for Council meetings and other requirements.

Overseas Visits

To arrange overseas visits for the Council and members of the department.

Advertising

To keep under review the measures needed for the control of advertising signs and to press for the amendment of legislation to provide for better control of poster-type advertisements.

Street Names

To approve the names of all thoroughfares in the urban areas.

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Appendix B

Overseas Training-April to September 1978

Rank No. Place of Study Description of course Duration Senior Health Inspector/Health Inspector
Senior Health Inspector/Master Butcher
Health Inspector
Health Inspector
Senior Health Inspector/Health Inspector/Overseer 3 United Kingdom Attachment to UK Public Cleansing Departments 3 months (commencing in May 1978) 2 Denmark and West Germany Attachment/visits to Abattoirs, Butchery Training Schools 3 months (commencing in June 1978) 1 United Kingdom Diploma Course in Health Education 1 year (commencing in September 1978) 1 United Kingdom Diploma Course in Food Technology 1 year (commencing in September 1978) 1 United Kingdom Course in Sound and Vibration 1 year (commencing in September 1978) Amenities Officer I 3 Japan Study Tour to Japan to study cleansing methods and equipment 10 days (commencing in April 1978) Senior Executive Officer 1 United Kingdom Safety Training Course in Tree Climbing and Pruning 4 days (in July 1978) Administrative Officer 1 United Kingdom Diploma Course in Management Studies 1 year (commencing in September 1978) Executive Officer I 1 United Kingdom Course in Administrative Development 1 year (commencing in September 1978) Amenities Officer II 3 United Kingdom Course in Park and Recreation Management 1 year (commencing in September 1978) Amenities Officer II 1 United Kingdom Course in Amenity Horticulture 1 year (commencing in September 1978)

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is not present, hence not included.