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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1985

HOWEVER, SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A SEPARATE REVIEW ON THIS POLICY.

+THIS STUDY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SOON AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE TO THE MARKETS AND STREET TRADERS SELECT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL THEN RECONSIDER ITS MARKET STALL RENTAL POLICY TO ENSURE THAT IT REMAINS EQUITABLE AND REALISTIC, MRS ELLIOTT TU SAID.

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CHAIRMAN HAILS NEW ANNUAL REPORT

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TWICE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS HELPED THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY TO OVERCOME MAJOR CRISES, STATES THE COUNCIL'S CHAIRMAN, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, IN A FOREWORD TO THE COUNCIL'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1984-85.

HE WRITES: THE DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION THAT THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS APPLIED TO ITS WORK OVER THE PAST DECADE ENABLE IT TO CLAIM, WITH REASON, THAT IT HAS HELPED TO SEE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH TWO PERIODS OF TRIAL AND DIFFICULTY.

+ IN THE LATE SEVENTIES, THE COUNCIL'S CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME MITIGATED THE IMPACT HERE OF THE WORLDWIDE RECESSION. AND IN 1982-84, THE CONFIDENCE AND STEADINESS WITH WHICH THE COUNCIL STUCK TO ITS TASKS WERE CERTAINLY A STABILISING FORCE AMID THE POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE YEARS.+

MR CHEONG-LEEN SAYS THAT THIS LATEST ANNUAL REPORT, ENTITLED +INCOMPARABLE HONG KONG+ AND IN A NEW FULL-COLOUR FORMAT, SHOWS NO SLACKENING OF RESOLVE OR EFFORT - BUT RATHER THE REVERSE.

+ONE EXAMPLE, A MOST CONCRETE ONE, IS THE CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS AT A CAPITAL COST OF ABOUT $500 MILLION)

THOSE MULTI-PURPOSE ON SEVEN URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEXES BUILDINGS INCORPORATING MARKETS, LIBRARIES, GAMES HALLS AND OTHER FACILITIES WHICH ARE BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO DISTRICT COMMUNITIES.

+ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS OUR ON-GOING COMMITMENT TO THE "GREENING' OF HONG KONG. AS THE REPORT INDICATES, LONG YEARS OF EFFORT IN PLANTING AND LANDSCAPING ARE NOW BEARING VISIBLE FRUIT, ESPECIALLY ON AND AROUND OUR HIGHWAYS.+

THE 1985 URBAN COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT WHICH HAS BEEN PRINTED ON A4 SIZE PAPER IN SEPARATE CHINESE AND ENGLISH VERSIONS, WAS TODAY (TUESDAY) TABLED AT THE COUNCIL'S MONTHLY OPEN MEETING.

/IN MOVING

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