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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1986
MONG KOK SEMINAR ON HAWKER POLICIES
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A SEMINAR WILL BE HELD IN THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FOR RESIDENTS TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON HAWKER AND MARKET POLICIES.
THE DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE WORKING PARTY OF THE URBAN COUNCIL MARKET AND STREET TRADERS SELECT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW HAWKERS AND RELATED POLICIES.
ORGANISED BY A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP FORMED UNDER THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, THE SEMINAR IS PART OF AN EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION PROGRAMME TO SEEK VIEWS ON HAWKERS.
+THE BOARD FOUND IT NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH STUDY OF THE DOCUMENT AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSALS WOULD GREATLY AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAWKING ACTIVITIES OF MORE THAN 6 000 HAWKERS IN THE DISTRICT,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP SAID.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOL 3 AND SHOP OPERATORS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR. A MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL WORKING PARTY AND AN OFFICIAL FROM THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BRIEF PARTICIPANTS ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE DOCUMENT AND WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE CONVENED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND A MEMBER OF THE WORKING GROUP, MR CLEMENT TAO AND MR JACOB CHAN.
MEANWHILE, INFORMATION FROM AN OPINION SURVEY OF 800 HAWKERS AND SHOP OPERATORS ON EXISTING HAWKER POLICIES AND THE PROPOSALS OF THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ARE BEING ANALYSED AND TABULATED.
THE FINDINGS, TOGETHER WITH COMMENTS COLLECTED FROM THE SEMINAR, AND DISCUSSIONS DURING THE SIX AREA COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WILL BE COMPILED INTO A REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD'S CONSIDERATION DURING A SPECIAL MEETING ON MARCH 21.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR TOMORROW AT 6 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.
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