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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1984

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URBAN COUNCILLORS TO GIVE VIEWS ON GREEN PAPER

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URBAN COUNCILLORS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE PLATFORM FOR THE OPEN DISCUSSION ON THE ISSUE IS ONE OF THREE MOTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED DURING THE MEETINGS, THE FIRST TO BE HELD AFTER THE SUMMER RECESS.

MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, WILL MOVE: +THAT THE VIEWS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG BE CONVEYED TO THE GOVERNMENT.+

HE WILL ALSO MOVE TO ADOPT THE COUNCIL'S AUDITED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITY AND STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 THIS YEAR, AND TO APPROVE THE URBAN COUNCIL REPORT FOR 1983-84.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE MEETINGS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EDINBURGH PLACE, AT 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.

TEMPORARY MARKET OPENING SOON

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A NEW TEMPORARY MARKET WILL SOON BE OPENED IN TSUEN WAN.

COSTING ABOUT $7 MILLION, THE TAK WAH STREET TEMPORARY MARKET IS LOCATED ON A 1.14-HECTARE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF TAK WAH STREET AND YAN CHAI STREET.

IT WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGEMENT.

THE MARKET WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL ELIGIBLE OPERATORS NOW TRADING AT THE YEUNG UK ROAD MARKET AND THE YEUNG UK ROAD TEMPORARY MARKET, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

/THE YEUNG