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I urge more vigorous action by Government, firstly because Hong Kong people are quite concerned about "the

insidious menace of triads" as Your Excellency has

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appropriately described it and secondly because triads are

counted in some countries as an export product from Hong Kong

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an illegal and unwelcome export product which does nothing

to enhance Hong Kong's image abroad.

One of the most intractable areas where triad

activity is endemic is among hawkers. I would urge maximum

cooperation from the Police to the Urban Council and the

Urban Services Department in combatting the triad menace

among hawkers.

There is another matter of concern to the Urban

Council and that is legislation regarding advertisement

signs. The Urban Council many years ago decided that it did

not have the required engineering skills and facilities to

effectively control advertisement signs. It was agreed with

Government in 1977 that the necessary legislation should be

enacted to facilitate Government taking over this task.

Despite innumerable reminders to Government over

the years, nothing so far has happened. As the Secretary for

Municipal Services is once again making a plea for the necessary legislation to be enacted, I should be grateful to

know if such legislation can be enacted during the current

1985/86 Session.

Sir, I support the Motion.