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SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN THE LEG IS LATIVE COUNCIL

CN WEDNESDAY, 5TH FEBRUARY 1986

URBAN COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986

Sir,

move that the Urban Council (Amendment) 3ill 1986 be

read the second time.

2.

I have already reported that minor amendments

to modify the Urban Council Ordinance to coincide with the

establishment of the Regional Council have been found necessary.

The Bill now before Members provides the necessary modification

that will cring the Ordinance into line with the Regional Council

Ordinance.

3.

The Bill redefines the jurisdictional area of the Urban

Council as the "Urban Council area". This amendment is required

because the existing administrative boundary of the Council is

different from its electoral boundary. In order to avoid doubt,

it is necessary that the jurisdiction of the Council should be

legally defined in terms of its electoral boundary and that the

area under its jurisdiction be called the "Urban Council area".

This nomenclature has already been used in the Regional Council

Crdinance and the District Boards Ordinance. I shall also be

proposing a similar amendment to the Public Health and Urban

Services Ordinance later this afternoon.

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