WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1984
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MARKET FACILITIES TO BE REVIEWED
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CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL CONSIDER MARKET FACILITIES IN SHEUNG WAN AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE ALLOCATION OF $150 000 FOR A BASKETBALL COURT AT SAI WOO LANE AND $50 000 FOR A PLAY AND SITTING-OUT AREA AT TSZ MI ALLEY.
TWO URBAN COUNCILLORS, MR KWAN LIM-HO AND MR TONG KAM-BIU, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING TO EXPLAIN THE COUNCIL'S POLICY ON THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF HAWKERS.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON A PUBLICITY PROGRAMME TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE COMING REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE URBAN COUNCIL'S CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME, NAMING OF A NEW ROAD AT QUEENSWAY AND PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES.
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CONTINUOUS VIGILANCE AGAINST UNSAFE FOOD
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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM UNSAFE FOOD ARE PURSUED WITH DETERMINATION AND IMPARTIALITY, THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID TODAY.
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SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG FOOD TRADERS' ASSOCIATION, MR BARNES SAID: WITH THE GROWING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EFFECTS OF FOOD ON THE PEOPLE WHO EAT IT, THE USD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A WATCHDOG TO ENSURE THAT FOOD IS DEALT WITH HYGIENICALLY AND DOES NOT CONTAIN SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO HEALTH.
+ THE FACT IS THAT MODERN SCIENCE HAS DONE MUCH FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY - NOT LEAST, IT HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE FAR MORE FOOD MORE EFFICIENTLY FOR THE RAPIDLY INCREASING POPULATION OF THE WORLD - BUT IN SOME CASES IT HAS SOME DRAWBACKS, IN THAT THE CONSEQUENT PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN SUBSTANCES THAT MAY BE HARMFUL TO HUMAN HEALTH.
+WHEN WE KNOW THIS, WE HAVE TO ACT REASONABLY WE THINK,
• BUT SOMETIMES FAST AND IT MAY PUT A STRAIN ON SUPPLIES, UNTIL AS USUALLY HAPPENS, SCIENCE MOVES IN AGAIN TO SOLVE THE PROBLĒM.
+THIS WATCHDOG FUNCTION WE MUST PURSUE QUITE FIRMLY AND IMPARTIALLY, NOT AT THE BEHEST OF SENSATIONAL NEWS REPORTS BUT BECAUSE IT IS A NECESSARY DUTY OF A PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY.
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