THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1986
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SURVEY TO CANVASS VIEWS ON HAWKER POLICIES
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AN EXTENSIVE OPINION SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED IN MONG KOK TO ELICIT VIEWS OF RESIDENTS ON THE HAWKER AND MARKET POLICIES DOCUMENT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BY THE WORKING GROUP ON HAWKER AND RELATED POLICIES,
THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED BY A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP FORMED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD.
+THE BOARD HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE NEW HAWKER POLICIES BECAUSE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSALS WILL GREATLY AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAWKING ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT,+ THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP, MR CLEMENT TAO, SAID.
+AS THERE ARE MORE THAN 6 000 HAWKERS OPERATING IN MONG KOK, THE BOARD HAS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH STUDY OF THE DOCUMENT AND A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY ON PUBLIC VIEWS,+ HE SAID.
THE WORKING GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSALS, THEIR EFFECTS ON FUTURE URBAN COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND THE EXISTING HAWKER SITUATION ON THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS FOR GATHERING PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT.
MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE WILL BE INTERVIEWED IN THE SURVEY.
THEY INCLUDE SHOP OPERATORS AND MEMBERS OF BUILDING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WHERE LARGE NUMBERS OF HAWKER OPERATE NEARBY- HAWKERS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN TUNG CHOI STREET, FA YUEN STREET AND CANTON ROAD- MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL YIN NGAI SOCIETY, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THEY WILL BE ASKED ABOUT THEIR SHOPPING HABITS AND TO COMMENT ON THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING HAWKER CONTROLS, AND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE NEW PROPOSALS, PARTICULARLY ON THE PROVISION OF HAWKER PERMITTED PLACES, THE RESITING OF ON-STREET HAWKERS AND THE REVISION OF LICENCE FEES.
AT PRESENT, DISCUSSIONS ON THE HAWKER POLICIES ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE SIX AREA COMMITTEES TO ELICIT OPINIONS FROM A WIDE SPECTRUM OF THE PUBLIC.
A SEMINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH TO DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY OF THE NEW PROPOSALS AND ITS EFFECTS ON MONG KOK. REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, THE CITY POLYTECHNIC, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL WELFARE AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND.
+ THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY AND COMMENTS COLLECTED FROM THE DISCUSSIONS AND SEMINAR WILL BE COMPILED AND SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT BOARD AT THE END OF MARCH,+ MR TAO SAID.
+WE URGE RESIDENTS TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT THE IR VIEWS ON THE DOCUMENT. WE NEED THEIR COOPERATION AND SUPPORT TO MAKE OUR SURVEY A FAIR AND ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF MONG KOK RESIDENTS' VIEWS ON THE NEW HAWKER POLICIES, HE ADDED.
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