7
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1988
SYSTEM.
THE REPRESENTATIVES
ALSO EXPRESSED
VIEWS ON THE LICENSING
MISS MARIA TAM,
VIEWED
TOLD THE TAXI TRADE
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAC, REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMITTEE MALPRACTICES VERY SERIOUSLY.
MEASURES PROPOSED BY
THE COMMITTEE WAS STUDYING A NUMBER
OF ITS TAXI REVIEW SUB-COMMITTEE TO CURB MALPRACTICES.
SHE SAID THE COMMITTEE NOTED THE DIFFICULTIES AND CONSTRAINTS FACED BY TAXI DRIVERS BUT ADDED THAT MALPRACTICES SHOULD NOT BB TOLERATED.
SHE SAID THAT TAC WOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER ALL THE VIEWS OBTAINED IN TODAY'S MEETING BEFORE COMING TO ANY CONCLUSIONS ON THE ISSUES INVOLVED.
FOR A WIDER WITH THE
MISS TAM NOTED THAT THERE WAS A NEED REPRESENTATION OF THE TAXI DRIVERS IN FUTURE DISCUSSIONS TRADE AS A WHOLE.
WONG TAI SIN DB TO DISCUSS VR ISSUES
* * *
THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS A ISSUES AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW.
HEADING THE AGENDA WILL BE THE LIBERALISATION CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND THE PLACEMENT OP 33 REFUGEE CHILDREN WITH HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 1 OF THE KAI TAK PRIMARY PM SCHOOL STARTING ON NOVEMBER 7.
NUMBER
OF
OF CLOSED VIETNAMESE
IN PRIMARY
A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FROM THE SECURITY BRANCH, MRS CARRIE YAU, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE THESE TWO ISSUES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THE MEETING WILL ALSO CONSIDER A DISCUSSION PAPER WHICH CONTAINS FIVE QUESTIONS RAISED BY A MEMBER CONCERNING TAXI MALPRACTICE.
IN ADDITION, MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDINANCE WHICH ENABLES THE URBAN COUNCIL TO CLOSE DOWN UNLICENSED FOOD PREMISES, AND THE REVISED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL OF THE NGAU CHI WAN STREET SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT.
/THEY WILL