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understand what has been the extent of the increase so that meat traders would not take advantage of the situation and increase unduly.
MR. SHUM (in Cantonese):--Mr. Chairman, I would also like to emphasize that with the present price increase, we are only increasing the retail price by 10¢ and 22¢ per catty for pork and beef respectively. We hope the meat traders and public will be well aware of the fact.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
4. MR. SHUM CHOI-SANG, Chairman of the Markets and Street Traders Select Committee, moved the following motion:
'RESOLVED that--
(a) A Declaration be made under section 79(1) of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, Cap. 132 to amend further the Declaration of Markets in Urban Areas first published in the Gazette as Government Notice Number 1620 of 1960; and
(b) the Public Health and Urban Services (Public Markets) (Designation and Amendment of Tenth Schedule) Order 1983 be made under section 79 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, Cap. 132'.
He said (in English):--Mr. Chairman, I rise to move the motion standing in my name:
"THAT----
(a) a Declaration be made under section 79(1) of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, Cap. 132 to amend further the Declaration of Markets in Urban Areas first published in the Gazette as Government Notice Number 1620 of 1960; and
(b) the Public Health and Urban Services (Public Markets) (Designation and Amendment of Tenth Schedule) Order 1983 be made under section 79 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance Cap. 132'. The Purpose of this Declaration is to amend the declaration of markets in the urban areas to include the Southorn Temporary Market and to delete the Lockhart Road Market which is no longer in operation.
The purpose of the Order is to designate the Southorn Temporary Market as a public market and to include it in the Tenth Schedule to the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance Cap. 132, at the same time deleting the Lockhart Road Market.
I beg to move.
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MR. AUGUSTINE S. K. CHUNG, Vice-Chairman of the Markets and Street Traders Select Committee, seconded (in English):--Mr. Chairman, as Vice-Chairman of the select committee, may I second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT—4.43 p.m.
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-That concludes the business of today's meeting. The Council stands adjourned until Tuesday, 15 March 1983 at 4.00 p.m.
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