THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1986
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BOARD TO DISCUSS URBAN COUNCIL DOCUMENTS
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS TWO URBAN COUNCIL CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENTS.
MEMBERS WILL GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE CONTROL OF PUBLIC BILLIARD SALOONS AND PRIVATE BILLIARD CLUBS, AS WELL AS HAWKER AND MARKET POLICIES.
ASSISTANT
URBAN COUNCILLORS MRS ELSIE TU AND MR TONG KAM-BIU DIRECTORS OF URBAN SERVICES, MR OWEN BROADLEY AND DR PATRICK HASE, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S SPECIAL MEETING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, NO. 7-11 NAM NING STREET, SECOND FLOOR, MEI FUNG COURT, ABERDEEN CENTRE.
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BILLIARD SALOON CONTROL TO BE DISCUSSED
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MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS AN URBAN COUNCIL CONSULTATIVE PAPER ON THE POLICY OF CONTROLLING BILLIARD SALOONS AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED RECENTLY BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, THERE ARE 31 LICENSED PUBLIC BILLIARD SALOONS IN HONG KONG AT PRESENT WHILE PRIVATE BILLIARD CLUBS HAVE MUSHROOMED TO 130 IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THESE CLUBS ARE OPERATING AS DE FACTO PUBLIC BILLIARD SALOONS UNDER THE GUISE OF PRIVATE CLUBS AND NOT SUBJECT TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
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