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MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 2nd August, 1960, were confirmed.
PAPER.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:-
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department for the month of August 1960.
WELCOME TO NEW CHAIRMAN AND NEW SECRETARY.
MR. C. Y. KWAN:- Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, before the formal business of the Council commences I would like to extend to you, Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the nominated members of this Council and myself our hearty welcome. We are looking forward to working together with you in the furtherance of the interest of the community within the scope of this Council. We offer you our best wishes and the best luck in your new post. I would also like to say on behalf of my colleagues and myself that we also welcome to this Council the new Secretary, Mr. Ross.
DR. R. H. S. LEE:- On behalf of the Reform Club members of this Council, Mr. Chairman, may I associate with the remarks of Mr. KWAN. I have known you, Sir, for a long time and we have great pleasure in working with you. I would also like to say in similar terms with regard to Mr. Ross, whom we are very pleased to have as Secretary of this Council.
MR. LI YIU-BOR:- Mr. Chairman, I should like to associate myself with the remarks of Mr. KWAN and Dr. LEE on welcoming you to this Council as Chairman of this Council. You, Sir, are no stranger to this Council, as you have served for many years in many of the Select Committees, especially in the Select Committee looking after Urban Amenities. On behalf of Dr. Woo and Mr. Ernest WONG, we welcome you to this Council and wish you every success and happiness in your term of office. We also wish to welcome Mr. Ross as Secretary. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN:- Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of Mr. Ross and myself for your kind words of welcome. I am quite sure that Mr. Ross will enjoy his work here and will find his contact with Council interesting and enlightening, just as I have done over the past two years. I had been hoping that you would bear with us during this short interregnum, but judging from the number of questions before us to-day, it appears that you intend to seek full value from us. (Laughter). We shall both do our best to provide it. Thank you very much indeed.
QUESTIONS.
MR. Y. K. KAN asked the following question:
"In my speech at the Annual Debate last April I recommended to this Council the policy of gradually reducing the number of hawkers' licences in order that young and able-bodied persons at present engaged in hawking may be urged to take up more useful employment in our local industries where there is an acute shortage of labour.
It is noted that since last April the number of licensed hawkers, far from being reduced, has in fact been increased from 24,207 to 25,835.
What consideration, if any, has the Department and/or the appropriate Select Committee given to my recommendation which, from subsequent press comments, would appear to have found support amongst various sections of the Community particularly the local industries."
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
"This concerns a proposal to reduce the number of hawker licences in order that young and able-bodied persons at present employed in hawking may be urged to take up more useful employment in local industries.
The breakdown of the 27,914 licences now in force is as follows:-
Cooked Food Stalls... 1,340 an increase of 61 more than at the beginning of the year, accounted for entirely by the site at Kwun Tong.
General Purpose Stalls... 764 a decrease of 1.
Fixed Pitches (all classes)... 5,983 a decrease of 4.
Fixed Pitches (Tradesmen)... 1,234 a decrease of 26.
Fixed Pitches (Newspapers)... 913 a decrease of 2.
Boot Black... 45 ―
Ice Cream... 391 an increase of 9.
Pedlar (all classes)... 16,769 an increase of 3,691.
Pedlar (Newspaper)... 475 a decrease of 21.
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MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 2nd August, 1960, were confirmed.
PAPER.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:-
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services
Department for the month of August 1960.
WELCOME TO NEW CHAIRMAN AND NEW SECRETARY.
MR. C. Y. KWAN:-Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, before the formal business of the Council commences I would like to extend to you, Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the nominated members of this Council and myself our hearty welcome. We are looking forward to working together with you in the furtherance of the interest of the com- munity within the scope of this Council. We offer you our best wishes and the best luck in your new post. I would also like to say on behalf of my colleagues and myself that we also welcome to this Council the new Secretary, Mr. Ross.
DR. R. H. S. LEE:-On behalf of the Reform Club members of this Council, Mr. Chairman, may I associate with the remarks of Mr. KWAN. I have known you, Sir, for a long time and we have great pleasure in working with you. I would also like to say in similar terms with regard to Mr. Ross, whom we are very pleased to have as Secretary of this Council.
MR. LI YIU-BOR: -Mr. Chairman, I should like to associate myself with the remarks of Mr. KWAN and Dr. LEE on welcoming you to this Council as Chairman of this Council. You, Sir, are no stranger to this Council, as you have served for many years in many of the Select Committees, especially in the Select Committee looking after Urban Amenities. On behalf of Dr. Woo and Mr. Ernest WONG, we welcome you to this Council and wish you every success and happiness in your term of office. We also wish to welcome Mr. Ross as Secretary. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN: ---Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of Mr. Ross and myself for your kind words of welcome. I am quite sure that Mr. Ross will enjoy his work here and will find his contact with Council interesting and enlightening, just as I have done over the past two years. I had been hoping that you would bear with us during this short interregnum, but judging from the number of questions before us to-day, it appears that you intend to seek full value from us. (Laughter). We shall both do our best to provide it. Thank you very much indeed.
QUESTIONS.
MR. Y. K. KAN asked the following question:
"In my speech at the Annual Debate last April I recommended to this Council the policy of gradually reducing the number of hawkers' licences in order that young and able- bodied persons at present engaged in hawking may be urged to take up more useful employment in our local industries where there is an acute shortage of labour.
It is noted that since last April the number of licensed hawkers, far from being reduced, has in fact been increased from 24,207 to 25,835.
What consideration, if any, has the Department and/or the appropriate Select Committee given to my recommenda- tion which, from subsequent press comments, would appear to have found support amongst various sections of the Community particularly the local industries."
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:
"This concerns a proposal to reduce the number of hawker licences in order that young and able-bodied persons at present employed in hawking may be urged to take up more useful employment in local industries.
The breakdown of the 27,914 licences now in force is as
follows:-
Cooked Food Stalls. 1,340
Fixed Pitches
61 more than at the beginning of the year, accounted for entirely by the site at Kwun Tong.
General Purpose
Stalls
764
a decrease of 1.
Fixed Pitches
(all classes)
5,983
a decrease of 4.
(Tradesmen)
1,234
a decrease of 26.
Fixed Pitches
(Newspapers)
913
a decrease of 2.
Boot Black
45
―
Ice Cream
391
Pedlar (all classes)... 16,769 Pedlar (Newspaper). 475
no change.
an increase of 9.
an increase of 3,691.
a decrease of 21.
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