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The Minutes of the meetings of the Council held on 2nd and 16th November, 1965, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following papers:
(1) Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department for the month of November 1965.
(2) Statement of Aims for 1966.*
MR. SALES: --Sir, it is as Chairman of the Urban Amenities Select Committee that I wish to make a statement. First, I congratulate the Urban Services Department on the success which the Department has met in persuading business enterprises in Hong Kong to put up decorations for Christmas and the festive season. As there is still some time left I wish to make an appeal to the public through you, Sir, that homes, churches and other business enterprises, which have not yet put up their decorations, to help create the Christmas atmosphere in Hong Kong by doing so. It is about three years since the Council took the initiative in this matter. The response has been slow, but it is the hope of the Council that Hong Kong will continue along this line so as to be able to compare with what is done elsewhere in the world.
Secondly, I would like to make a statement in connection with the Hong Kong Stadium. There has been some adverse press comment about police action in closing the car park adjoining the Hong Kong Stadium at a time when Hong Kong was playing host to two visiting teams. That stadium is under the control of this Council, and it is understood that the facilities which adjoin the stadium were constructed just to offer the public such parking amenities. I consider it a gross lack of courtesy on the part of the Police not to have informed this Council that it was their intention to close the car park at such an important time. It was tactless and thoughtless, and a blunder of the first magnitude. Sir, I would like you to make representations to Government to ensure that the car park facilities adjoining the Hong Kong stadium will be vested in the Council for control, because no person in his right mind would suggest that the car park was put up there for any purpose other than to serve the stadium.
Thank you.
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Appendix I.
(1) Dr. R. H. S. LEE asked the following question: —
Can the Chairman state what action has been taken to remove the following obstruction and nuisance found as a result of a visit to Sheung Heung Road, Pau Chung Street, Ha Heung Road, Cheung Ning Street, Lok Shan Road, Kowloon City Road and Pak Tai Street on 27th October, 1965?
(a) Street obstruction caused by street hawkers selling vegetables on the pavement in front of No. 11, Sheung Heung Road.
(b) Street obstruction caused by about 10 empty rattan baskets on the pavement opposite to No. 11, Sheung Heung Road.
(c) Street obstruction caused by street hawkers selling vegetables, chickens, etc., at Pau Chung Street near the junction with Sheung Heung Road.
(d) Bad conditions of cooked food stalls at Pau Chung Street near the junction with Sheung Heung Road.
(e) Street obstruction caused by street hawkers at Lok Shan Road near the junction with Kowloon City Road.
(f) Accumulation of mud and earth in front of No. 62, Lok Shan Road.
(g) Accumulation of baskets of refuse pending removal at Kowloon City Road.
(h) Accumulation of baskets of refuse pending removal at Kowloon City Road near the Refuse Collection Vehicle stop.
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:-
For convenience, I will deal with the parts concerning hawkers and cooked food stalls first.
As regards part (a), the premises were visited by an Assistant Director at 10 a.m. on 19th November. No hawkers were selling vegetables on the pavement in front of No. 11 Sheung Heung Road at the time. The front was entirely unobstructed except for two bicycles parked at the kerb.
As regards part (c), at the time of the visit the only hawkers in Pau Chung Street near its junction with Sheung Heung Road were three selling cloth from handcarts on the east side of the street and a sprinkling of fruit and vegetable
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MINUTES.
HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
QUESTIONS.
Page 214 of 382
407
The Minutes of the meetings of the Council held on 2nd and 16th November, 1965, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following papers:
(1) Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban
Services Department for the month of November 1965.
(2) Statement of Aims for 1966.*
MR. SALES: --Sir, it is as Chairman of the Urban Amenities Select Committee that I wish to make a statement. First, I congratulate the Urban Services Department on the success which the Department has met in persuading business enterprises in Hong Kong to put up decorations for Christmas and the festive season. As there is still some time left I wish to make an appeal to the public through you, Sir, that homes, churches and other business enterprises, which have not yet put up their decorations, to help create the Christmas atmosphere in Hong Kong by doing so. It is about three years since the Council took the initiative in this matter. The response has been slow, but it is the hope of the Council that Hong Kong will continue along this line so as to be able to compare with what is done elsewhere in the world.
Secondly, I would like to make a statement in connection with the Hong Kong Stadium. There has been some adverse press comment about police action in closing the car park adjoining the Hong Kong Stadium at a time when Hong Kong was playing host to two visiting teams. That stadium is under the control of this Council, and it is understood that the facilities which adjoin the stadium were con- structed just to offer the public such parking amenities. I consider it a gross lack of courtesy on the part of the Police not to have informed this Council that it was their intention to close the car park at such an important time. It was tactless and thoughtless, and a blunder of the first magnitude. Sir, I would like you to make representations to Government to ensure that the car park facilities adjoining the Hong Kong stadium will be vested in the Council for control, because no person in his right mind would suggest that the car park was put up there for any purpose other than to serve the stadium.
Thank you.
*
Appendix I.
(1) Dr. R. H. S. LEE asked the following question : —
Can the Chairman state what action has been taken to remove the following obstruction and nuisance found as a result of a visit to Sheung Heung Road, Pau Chung Street, Ha Heung Road, Cheung Ning Street, Lok Shan Road, Kowloon City Road and Pak Tai Street on 27th October. 1965?
(a) Street obstruction caused by street hawkers selling vegetables on the pavement in front of No. 11, Sheung Heung Road.
(b) Street obstruction caused by about 10 empty rattan baskets on the pavement opposite to No. 11, Sheung Heung Road.
(c) Street obstruction caused by street hawkers selling vegetables, chickens, etc., at Pau Chung Street near the junction with Sheung Heung Road.
(d) Bad conditions of cooked food stalls at Pau Chung
Street near the junction with Sheung Heung Road.
(e) Street obstruction caused by street hawkers at Lok Shan Road near the junction with Kowloon City Road.
(f) Accumulation of mud and earth in front of No. 62,
Lok Shan Road.
(g) Accumulation of baskets of refuse pending removal
at Kowloon City Road.
(h) Accumulation of baskets of refuse pending removal at Kowloon City Road near the Refuse Collection Vehicle stop.
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:-
For convenience, I will deal with the parts concerning hawkers
and cooked food stalls first.
As regards part (a), the premises were visited by an Assistant Director at 10 a.m. on 19th November. No hawkers were selling vegetables on the pavement in front of No. 11 Sheung Heung Road at the time. The front was entirely unobstructed except for two bicycles parked at the kerb.
As regards part (c), at the time of the visit the only hawkers in Pau Chung Street near its junction with Sheung Heung Road were three selling cloth from handcarts on the east side of the street and a sprinkling of fruit and vegetable
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