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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1985

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UC BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR TO BE PRESENTED

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THE URBAN COUNCIL BUDGET FOR THE 1986/87 FINANCIAL YEAR WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE COUNCIL'S MONTHLY MEETING ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 17).

OTHER TOPICS TO BE DEBATED AND RATIFIED AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE MEETING WILL BE POLICY ON BILLIARD SALOONS AND PRIVATE BILLIARD CLUBS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF KWUN TONG FERRY PIER SQUARE AND NGAU TAU KOK COMPLEX EXTENSION, PROPOSED REPROVISIONING ARRANGEMENTS FOR URBAN COUNCIL OPEN SPACES TO BE AFFECTED BY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, AND REDEVELOPMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN KWUN TONG.

DURING QUESTION TIME, MR WALTER SULKE WILL ASK THREE QUESTIONS:-

A) WHAT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE MAINTENANCE OF COUNCIL VEHICLES TO PREVENT THEM FROM EMITTING EXCESSIVE SMOKE

B)

WHAT CHECKS ARE MADE ON USD STAFF LEAVE RECORDS

C) WHAT MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO RECOVER RECORDS STORED IN COMPUTERS IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS.

MR PAO PING-WING WILL ASK WHETHER IT IS FEASIBLE TO IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND THE LICENCES OF THOSE RESTAURANTS WHICH COMMIT SERIOUS FOOD HYGIENE OFFENCES INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR ONE YEAR ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL'S PRESENT POLICY.

MR KWAN LIM-HO WILL ASK WHAT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN AGAINST UNLICENSED COOKED-FOOD STALLS IN YAU MA TEI WHICH OPERATE FROM 9 P.M. UNTIL THE SMALL HOURS IN THE MORNING, AND AGAINST THOSE EATING ESTABLISHMENTS AT FERRY POINT WHICH ILLEGALLY EXTEND THE IR SHOP SPACE ON THE PAVEMENT IN THE EVENING THUS CAUSING NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

MR SAMUEL WONG WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE OPENING DATE OF THE TERRITORY'S FIRST BOATING PARK AT WONG NEI CHUNG RESERVOIR, AND WHETHER THERE IS A PLAN TO ENABLE THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA TO BE RUN INDEPENDENTLY ALONG THE LINES OF THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

NOTE TO EDITORS:-

COVERAGE

THE MEETING WILL START AT 2.30 P.M. ON TUESDAY AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBER IN EDINBURGH PLACE, CENTRAL, 1S INVITED.

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