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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8,
1985
WORKING PARTY TO REVIEW HAWKER AND RELATED POLICIES
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THE REPORT OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S WORKING PARTY TO REVIEW HAWKER AND RELATED POLICIES WILL BE MADE PUBLIC EARLY NEXT MONTH, SAID MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT TU, CHAIRPERSON OF THE WORKING PARTY, TODAY.
SHE TOLD THE COUNCIL AT ITS MONTHLY OPEN MEETING THAT THE REPORT WOULD INITIALLY BE MADE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MEDIA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER IT WAS TRANSLATED, PRINTED AND PHYSICALLY WITH THE COUNCIL.
SHE EMPHASIZED THAT THE REPORT DID NOT CONTAIN ANY DECISIONS.
+THE WORK ING PARTY DID NOT DECIDE THAT THIS SHOULD BE DONE, OR THAT SHOULD NOT BE DONE. ALL IT HAS DONE IS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS — AND I STRESS THE WORD RECOMMENDATIONS, SHE SAID,
+THE REPORT IS IN FACT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG A CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ... A DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND VARIOUS OTHER AUTHORITIES FOR DISCUSSIONS AND SUBSEQUENT REFINEMENT AS AND WHEN VIABLE COUNTER-SUGGESTIONS EMERGE FROM THIS PROCESS OF CONSULTATION.+
IN A MESSAGE TO ALL HAWKERS, WHETHER LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, MRS ELLIOTT TU SAID THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT WOULD NOT CHANGE THEIR PRESENT SITUATION.
+ALL EXISTING POLICIES AND REGULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN OPERATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENFORCED BY THE GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,+ SHE SAID.
+NOTHING IN THE SITUATION OF ANY HAWKER, LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, CAN CHANGE UNTIL THE OPINIONS OF ALL INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE WORKING PARTY, HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED, AND WHERE ACCEPTABLE, TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, AND THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN FULLY APPROVED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT.
+UNTIL THEN, THE PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD IN THE REPORT ARE JUST IDEAS FOR CONSIDERATION. THEY WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE ADOPTED, AND UNLESS AND UNTIL THEY ARE, THE STATUS QUO WILL CONTIÑUE,+
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