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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance (Chapter 132)

HAWKER (NEW TERRITORIES) (AMENDMENT)

REGULATIONS 1985

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Introduction

Attached at Annex A for the consideration of Members are the Hawker (New Territories) (Amendment) Regulations 1985.

Purpose

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The purpose of the proposed amendment regulations is to provide for increases in the hawker licence and pitch fees set out in the Third Schedule to the Hawker (New Territories) Regulations.

Background

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The existing policy on hawker licence and pitch fees the New Territories is that they should be progressively the brought into line with corresponding fees applicable in urban area. In line with this policy, on 22 February 1983, after considering memorandum XCR (83) 54, Members advised and the Governor ordered that, with effect from 1 March 1983, hawker licence and pitch fees in the New Territories should be increased by 100% to the levels shown in Column II of Annex B, an annual and that the fees should in future be subject to

of the indications Members also review.

requested that average earnings of the hawkers and the implications of the fee increases for individuals should be included in future submissions.

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