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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1935
COUNCIL TO REVIEW POLICIES, SERVICES
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THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL
WILL MEET TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO DECIDE ON THE COMPOSITION OF ITS SELECT COMMITTEES AND CONSIDER THE FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH ITS FULL COMPLEMENT OF 24 MEMBERS, THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROSPECT OF ASSUMING STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR LIQUOR LICENSING IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW CATEGORY OF RESTAURANT LICENCE FOR BARS WHICH SELL ONLY DRINKS AND FOOD WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE KITCHEN FACILITIES.
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ON THE BASIS OF PREFERENCES BY MEMBERS IN THEIR LAST MEETING ON JUNE 21, THE COUNCIL WILL DECIDE ON THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE WAYS AND MEANS SELECT COMMITTEE, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE SELECT COMMITTEE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE. EACH COMMITTEE WILL BE COMPOSED OF TEN TO 13 MEMBERS,
ALSO TO BE DISCUSSED WILL BE WHETHER THE FUTURE FULLY-FLEDGED REGIONAL COUNCIL SHOULD ASSUME LIQUOR LICENSING FUNCTIONS FOR THE NON-URBAN AREAS IN LINE WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON A PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A NEW CATEGORY OF RESTAURANT LICENCE FOR BARS WHICH SELL ONLY DRINKS AND PRE-PACKED INSTANT FOOD.
THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO STUDY THE RSD'S POLICIES ON HAWKERS AND MARKETS. THE POLICY ON HAWKERS IS GEARED TO THE ERADICATING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HAWKING. THE POLICY ON MARKETS IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF HYGIENE AND CONSTRUCTING MORE MODERN FACILITIES.
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MEMBERS WILL ALSO REVIEW THE RSD'S VARIOUS SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN RESPECT OF CIVIC CENTRES, CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES.
THREE APPOINTED TO PROVISIONAL RC *****
THREE MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO SIT ON THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE THREE WILL JOIN 21 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND ATTEND THE COUNCIL'S MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
/THE APPOINTEES,