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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1977
SHOP-STALLS FOR HAWKERS IN HOUSING ESTATES
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THE LONG-TERM AIM OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS TO HAVE ALL TRADING ACTIVITIES IN ITS ESTATES CONDUCTED UNDER A PROPER TENANCY AGREEMENT IN PURPOSE-BUILT SHOP STALLS, THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, THE HON. IAN LIGHTBODY SAID IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN ON WHETHER THE AUTHORITY HAS ANY PLANS TO LICENSE HAWKERS OPERATING WITHIN HOUSING ESTATES BOTH IN URBAN AREAS AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MR. LIGHTBODY SAID HAWKERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO BID FOR THE SHOP-STALLS WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE.
+HOWEVER, THE LARGE NUMBER OF HAWKERS INVOLVED SUGGEST THAT THE AUTHORITY IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE ENOUGH SHOP-STALLS IN NEW ESTATES FOR ALL HAWKERS TO BECOME COMMERCIAL TENANTS IN THIS WAY,+ HE SAID.
IN REPLY TO ANOTHER QUESTION BY MR. CHEONG-LEEN, MR. LIGHTBODY SAID 12,000 ODD HAWKERS OPERATED INSIDE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S URBAN ESTATES, AND 2,600 IN ITS ESTATES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION FOR SECOND QUARTER OF 1976/77 *****
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED SUPPLE- MENTARY PROVISION AMOUNTING TO $131.9 MILLION FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1976/77.
IN MOVING THE MOTION, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, INDICATED THAT OF THIS SUM, PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTED FOR $100 MILLION OF WHICH $57.8 MILLION WAS PROVISION FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE ON EXISTING PROJECTS AND $40.3 MILLION FOR 36 PROJECTS RECENTLY UPGRADED TO CATEGORY A OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
OTHER ITEMS INCLUDE $15.5 MILLION FOR THE UNIVERSITIES. THE POLYTECHNIC, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND A NUMBER OF SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS TO ASSIST THEM TOWARDS A SALARIES REVISION FOR THE IR STAFF, $2.6 MILLION FOR AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE SUBVENTION FOR THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND $7 MILLION FOR THE PAYMENT OF EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION IN THE CLEARANCE OF SHEUNG SHUI TANNERIES.
MR. HADDON-CAVE SAID THAT THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION WOULD NOT RESULT IN A NET INCREASE OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR AS OFFSETTING SAVINGS HAD BEEN FOUND UNDER OTHER SUBHEADS OF EXPENDITURE, OR BY THE FREEZING OF FUNDS UNDER HEAD 50 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES SUBHEAD 100 ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD ALREADY APPROVED ALL ITEMS IN THE SCHEDULE,
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