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CONFIDENTIAL

Part I

Subject

Hawkers

(CR 17/3220/76)

(Ch 78/3371/71)

(CR 39/3371/74)

Purpose

(a) To evolve and agree policy for the control of hawking activities.

(b) To overhaul legislation

relating to hawker control and management.

(c) To produce more effective

management of hawking activi- ties in the New Territories.

Progress Made & Present Position

(a)The Urban Council is now implement- ing many of the policy proposals which were agreed at an interdepart- mental meeting on 17th January. Other policy issues, particularly the matter of co-ordination between Urban Council policy and Government

controlled resources, have yet to be resolved, and recommendations made by the ICC Corruption Pre- vention Department require further consideration. A paper for the Chief Secretary's Committee is being prepared.

(b)This legislation is currently

unsatisfactory and unnecessarily complicated, and requires overhaul. Such an exercise can best be under- taken in conjunction with thereview of hawker policy which is now in hand.

(c) SNT has produced a paper on an

action plan to control hawking activities in Tsuen Wan,

Next Qarter Targets

(a) Submit paper to

Chief Secretary's Committee by December.

(b) Discuss legislative

proposals with relevant departments and Legal Department.

(c) Monitor progress of

proposals set out in SMT's paper.

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