FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1986
BILLS TO FACILITATE REGIONAL COUNCIL OPERATION
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THREE BILLS WHICH SEEK TO FACILITATE THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WHEN IT COMES INTO BEING ON APRIL 1 HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
+ THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ON APRIL 1 HAS MADE CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ORDINANCE, THE URBAN COUNCIL ORDINANCE AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE ESSENTIAL BEFORE THAT DATE. THOSE AMENDMENTS WILL BE EFFECTED BY THE ENACTMENT OF THESE BILLS,+ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE REGIONAL COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 PROVIDES THE NECESSARY TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL. THESE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDE THE PROVISION THAT MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL SHALL MEET ON APRIL 1 TO ELECT A CHAIRMAN.
TWO CHANGES TO THE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ARE PROPOSED, THE BILL PROVIDES THAT ON APRIL 1 THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL BECOME THE COLLECTION AUTHORITY FOR WASTE UNDER THE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE IN RESPECT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA' WHILE THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE COLLECTION AUTHORITY IN THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA'. THE BILL ALSO
AKES SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND MAKE CHARGES THEREFOR.
THE BILL PROPOSES TO CHANGE THE CHINESE NAME OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL FROM (D) TO ( (區域市政局)
THE SPOKESMAN SAID MEMBERS OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED AT THE IR MEETING ON JUNE 28, 1985 THAT THE CHINESE NAME OF THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE CHANGED TO ( 區域市政局)
+ THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE AS THE EXISTING CHINESE NAME OF THE COUNCIL IS TOO SIMILAR TO THE CHINESE NAME OF DISTRICT BOARDS (# ) WHICH MAY CAUSE CONFUSION. THE NEW CHINESE NAME WILL SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
+FURTHERMORE, IT REFLECTS MORE ACCURATELY THE SIMILARITY IN TERMS OF NATURE AND THE SCOPE OF WORK BETWEEN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL TE K A)
+ HE ADDED.
+ THE URBAN COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 IS DESIGNED TO BRING THE ORDINANCE INTO LINE WITH THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ORDINANCE,+ HE SAID.
/THE BILL