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SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1985
UR BCO MEETS BEFORE RECESS
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THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS LAST MONTHLY OPEN MEETING AT 2.30 P.M. ON TUESDAY BEFORE ITS GOES INTO ITS SUMMER RECESS.
THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WILL MAKE A STATEMENT AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE MARKETS AND STREET TRADERS SELECT COMMITTEE, MR LEE CHIK-YUET, WILL MOVE A MOTION TO DECLARE A NUMBER OF MARKETS.
DURING QUESTION TIME, MRS MARGARET LI WILL ASK WHETHER THERE IS A PRIORITY LIST FOR CUTTING COSTS WITHOUT CUTTING SERVICES.
SHE WILL ALSO EN QUIRE IF THE COUNCIL WOULD MEASURE THE STRENGTH AND FORCE OF THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND AUDIT UNIT OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OR ENLIST THE SERVICES OF OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS.
MR KWAN LIM-HO WANTS TO KNOW IF THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER DEVELOPING THE OPEN SPACE AT THE JUNCTION OF MAN CHEONG STREET AND FERRY STREET INTO A BMX VELODROME, SIMILAR TO THE ONE AT LAI KOK ESTATE.
COUNCILLORS WILL DISCUSS NINE PAPERS AT COMMITTEE
STAGE. THESE INCLUDE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC TOILET AND SITTING-OUT AREA AT LAN KWAI FONG, THE ALIENATION OF A PORTION OF THE AMENITY PLOT NEAR THE JORDAN ROAD VEHICULAR FERRY PIER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL VEHICULAR FERRY BERTH, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SITTING-OUT AREA AT KOWLOON PARK.
BOOK REPORT WRITING COMPETITION ORGANISED
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IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR 1985, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE ORGANISING A BOOK REPORT WRITING COMPETITION FOR SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT PROMOTING WIDE READING AND ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO READ DURING THE SUMMER VACATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
/THE COMPETITION ................