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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1985
COUNCIL COMPLETES DRAFT REPORT ON HAWKERS
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THE URBAN COUNCIL'S WORKING PARTY TO REVIEW HAWKER AND RELATED POLICIES HAS ALREADY COMPLETED A DRAFT REPORT ON HAWKER AND MARKET POLICIES AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR'S DELIBERATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS WITH INTERESTED GROUPS, THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, SAID AT THE COUNCIL'S OPEN MEETING TODAY.
MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THE REPORT WILL COVER SUBJECTS CONCERNING HAWKER POLICY PHILOSOPHY, HAWKER LICENSING, STREET MANAGEMENT, ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROL, RESITING OF HAWKERS AND MARKET VIABILITY AS WELL AS SPÉCIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEWSPAPER, COOKED FOOD AND WALL STALL HAWKERS.
+IN LINE WITH THE COUNCIL'S ONGOING PROCESS TOWARDS MORE OPEN GOVERNMENT, THE WORKING PARTY WILL SEEK FURTHER CONSULTATIONS WITH ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE DISTRICT BOARDS, RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, INTERESTED GROUPS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BEFORE FINALISING THE REPORT,+ HE SAID.
ON THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THAT IT WILL BE BUILT AT THE CHATHAM ROAD EAST SITE AT A COST OF ABOUT $150 MILLION DERIVED FROM THE COUNCIL'S OWN FUNDING, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC BY 1989.
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+APART FROM SERVING AS A NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - WHICH WILL BE PHASE ONE -
WHICH WILL BE PHASE ONE CAN BE REGARDED AS A CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY BECAUSE IT WILL REFLECT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF HONG KONG. ADDITION, THIS MUSEUM WILL HELP RAISE THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL STANDARDS OF HONG KONG.+
HE NOTED THAT A GROUP OF SEVERAL COUNCILLORS AND USD STAFF WILL BE MAKING A STUDY TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA LATER THIS MONTH IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLANNING OF THIS MUSEUM.
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THIS GROUP WILL BE JOINED BY A SMALL URBAN COUNCIL DELEGATION WHICH WILL MAKE A WORKING VISIT TO CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
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