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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1985

DISCUSSION ON OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS

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THE MARKETS AND STREET TRADERS SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE URBAN COUNCIL MET TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE SALE OF UNDESIRABLE PUBLICATIONS BY NEWSPAPER HAWKERS.

MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE ISSUE THOROUGHLY AND AGREED THAT THE WORKING PARTY TO REVIEW HAWKER AND RELATED POLICIES SHOULD NOW EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSPENDING OR CANCELLING THE LICENCE OF A HAWKER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF AN OFFENCE AGAINST THE OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS ORDINANCE.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ALSO URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO REACH A SPEEDY CONCLUSION TO ITS PRESENT DELIBERATIONS ON THE ISSUE AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD GIVE GUIDANCE TO NEWSPAPER HAWKERS AS TO WHAT IS CONSIDERED OBJECTIONABLE.

IN THE MEANTIME, MEMBERS CALLED ON HAWKERS TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT IN THE SALE OF UNDESIRABLE PUBLICATIONS.

SANITARY CONDITION OF CARE VILLAGE MAINTAINED

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THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CARE (CO-OPERATIVE AMERICAN RELIEF EVERYWHERE) VILLAGE WAS AS GOOD AS BEFORE THE TERMINATION OF THE +CONTRACTING OUT OF CLEANSING SERVICES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND WORKS COMMITTEE OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR HO YUNG-SANG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID THIS AFTER VISITING THE VILLAGE WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD TO SEE THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE VILLAGE.

ACCOMPANYING BOARD MEMBERS ON THE TOUR WERE THE TAI PO DISTRICT HYGIENE SUPERINTENDENT, MR CHAN CHAI-CHI, AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF TAI PO (DEVELOPMENT), MR JOHNNY CHAN.

MR HO WAS TOLD THAT FOR ECONOMIC PURPOSE AND BETTER MANAGEMENT. THE +CONTRACTING OUT+ CLEANSING SERVICE IN THE CARE VILLAGE WAS TERMINATED ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

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