TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1987
THIS WAS A "PLEASING
AND
BUSINESSLIKE RESPONSE" TO THE YEARS IT COULD COST MORE THAN $500 MILLION A YEAR TO BRING THE HAWKER SITUATION UNDER CONTROL, SHE ADDED.
REVELATION THAT WITHIN A FEW
IN THE
THE
TURNING TO SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
WORKING REPORT, THE
PARTY HAS ACCEPTED TWO MAIN POINTS NECESSITY FOR VIABILITY OF MARKETS, AND THE NEED FOR ENFORCEMENT.
ALSO
SOME COUNCIL MARKETS, IT ADMITS, ARE POORLY DESIGNED SOME ARE POORLY LOCATED. THE REPORT SETS DOWN NEW GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE PLANNING, DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF MARKETS, COMMENTING ON LOCATION, SIZE, THE IMPORTANCE OF ELIMINATING OUTSIDE COMPETITION, MARKET MANAGEMENT, THE SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION OF STALLS, THE NUMBER
AND LIGHTING. FLOORS, HEADROOM, ENTRANCES, VENTILATION
THE
AIM THAT MARKETS SHOULD BE MADE INTO ATTRACTIVE AND VIABLE PLACES SO THAT CUSTOMERS WILL USE THEM AND STALL-HOLDERS WILL NOT LEAVE THEM ΤΟ TRADE ILLEGALLY OUTSIDE.
OF
IS
ON ENFORCEMENT, THE WORKING PARTY CALLS FOR GREATER POLICE PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTROL OF ILLEGAL HAWKING, BUT DEVELOPMENTS WILL HAVE TO AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE BRANCH'S WORKING GROUP LOOKING INTO THE WHOLE PROBLEM OF MANPOWER FOR HAWKER MANAGEMENT CONTROL.
CALL TO RESETTLE MORE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
KINGDOM UNITED
PERMANENT
TO
THEIR CONTINUE
THE
REFUGEES
GENEVA,
RESETTLE
THE
HIGH COMMISSION RISING
IN REPRESENTATIVE AMBASSADOR JOHN SANKEY, HAS URGED THE UNITED NATIONS
EFFORTS POPULATION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
FOR
TO OTHER
TO
THEIR
PART BY
HE ALSO APPEALED
COUNTRIES TO DO ACCEPTING MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG FOR RESETTLEMENT.
UNHCR SPEAKING AT THE OPENING SESSION OF
EXECUTIVE THE UK GOVERNMENT HELD IN GENEVA, AMBASSADOR SANKEY SAID
WHO HAD HELPED WITH THE GRATEFUL TO ALL THOSE COUNTRIES ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAD RESETTLED LONG-STAYERS.
MUST
HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT RESETTLEMENT ALONE
"THE INTERNATIONAL ANSWER.
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS WHICH WILL REMOVE THE CAUSE OF REFUGEE FLOW,
THE
COMMITTEE WAS MOST
PROBLEM,
COULD NOT BE FIND LONG-TERM
HE SAID.
/HE TOLD