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HONG KONG PROVISIONAL URBAN COUNCIL
ABSENT
MR. RONNIE WONG MAN-CHIU, J.P. (out of town)
THE HON. MOK YING-FAN (attended another official meeting)
MS. ADA WONG YING-KAY (sick leave)
MISS ANNIE WU SUK-CHING, J.P.
DR. PATRICK HO CHI-PING (out of town)
SECRETARY, PROVISIONAL URBAN COUNCIL
(MISS PAULINE WONG)
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
Chairman (in Cantonese):-Members, the meeting is called to order. It is now the Lunar New Year. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and prosperous new year.
1.
CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 13 AND 15 JANUARY 1998
The minutes of the meetings held on 13 and 15 January 1998 were confirmed.
II. PAPERS LAID
The following paper was laid-Report to the Provisional Urban Council by the Secretary, Provisional Urban Council, for the month of January 1998.
III. QUESTIONS
(1) MS. JENNIFER CHOW KIT-BING asked (in Cantonese):-'Since I have received comments from a number of citizens on the cleanliness and other problems of public toilets, I have the following questions:
(a) As far as I know, contractors are responsible for the cleansing of more than 300 PUC public toilets. What is the monitoring system of the cleansing services?
(b) Will the Council consider setting up a points system, based on the number of complaints received, in order to monitor the performance standard of the contractors?
(c) Professional drivers consider that the Council has not taken care of their need to use public toilets. What is the number of public toilets which are situated at locations convenient for parking vehicles?
(d) Since some public toilets are situated on the second floor of the Council's facilities, this causes inconvenience to physically handicapped and drivers. Will the Council review and improve relevant corresponding facilities?
Dr. Ronald Leung Ding-pong, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON PUBLIC TOILETS, replied (in Cantonese):-This four-part question concerns the monitoring system and design of public toilets.
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