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MR. SALES (In English):-I understand that at the age of 14, children can be employed in Hong Kong, Mr. Chairman.
MRS. ELLIOTT (In English):-I am still waiting for an answer to my question because you know there are a lot of school children of 16, 17 and 18 years of age.
MR. SALES (In English):-Mr. Chairman, may I clarify this? There are special rates for school children when they go in groups and, in fact, in certain cases, fees are waived. So this applies to the general public not when they go in school groups.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
(2) DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:
"That the Wells and Water Storage (Amendment) Bylaws 1973 be made under Section 26 of the Public Health & Urban Services Ordinance Cap. 132.”
He said (In Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name.
"That the Wells and Water Storage (Amendment) Bylaws 1973 be made under Section 26 of the Public Health & Urban Services Ordinance Cap. 132."
The main purpose of these amendments is to remove any ambiguity in defining "ownership" in by-laws 4, 5, 6 and 12 in order to facilitate action under these by-laws.
I beg to move.
MR. FORSGATE (In English):-Mr. Chairman, I beg to second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
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(3) MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE HAWKERS SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:-
“That the Hawker (Amendment) By-laws 1973 be made under Section 83A of the Public Health & Urban Services Ordinance Cap. 132."
He said (In Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Hawkers Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name. The main purpose of these amendments is to enable the Urban Council to continue to licence the hawkers to trade from Fixed Pitches previously allocated to them before the current Hawker By-laws were made.
The opportunity has also been taken to make two minor amendments and to cancel By-law 23 as required in the present circumstances.
MR. SIN (In Cantonese): -Mr. Chairman, I beg to second.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
CHAIRMAN (In English):-Ladies and Gentlemen, as Members have already pointed out, this is the last Public Meeting of the Council as it is at present constituted.
Under the terms of the White Paper on the Urban Council, Official Members will stand down and the Council will on 1st April become entirely Unofficial with 12 elected and 12 Appointed Members-of whom one will (I hope!) be elected Chairman.
I am sure that I speak for all my official colleagues when I say that we have enjoyed our connection with the Council. Sure, we have had differences of opinion. But perhaps that is what a council is all about, and I would like to think that our healthy airing of such differences has contributed to the solution of the problems confronting us and enabled us to reach the right decisions.
I think also that I can safely say that Unofficials and Officials alike have, over the years, expressed their opinions without fear or favour. These have often appeared (perhaps understandably) as sensational headlines in the Press, indicating serious conflict-even almost to the point of blows. I would like to say publicly that while we may have had our differences, this Council goes down, in my record at least, as one without grudges or rancour, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the courtesies which you have extended to me and my Official colleagues over the years.
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MR. SALES (In English):-I understand that at the age of 14, children can be employed in Hong Kong, Mr. Chairman.
MRS. ELLIOTT (In English):-I am still waiting for an answer to my question because you know there are a lot of school children of 16, 17 and 18 years of age.
MR. SALES (In English):-Mr. Chairman, may I clarify this? There are special rates for school children when they go in groups and, in fact, in certain cases, fees are waived. So this applies to the general public not when they go in school groups.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
(2) DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT Committee, moved the following motion:
"That the Wells and Water Storage (Amendment) Bylaws 1973 be made under Section 26 of the Public Health & Urban Services Ordinance Cap. 132.”
He said (In Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name.
"That the Wells and Water Storage (Amendment) Bylaws 1973 be made under Section 26 of the Public Health & Urban Services Ordinance Cap. 132."
The main purpose of these amendments is to remove any ambiguity in defining "ownership" in by-laws 4, 5, 6 and 12 in order to facilitate action under these by-laws.
I beg to move.
MR. FORSGATE (In English):-Mr. Chairman, I beg to second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
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(3) MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE HAWKERS SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:-
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“That the Hawker (Amendment) By-laws 1973 be made under Section 83A of the Public Health & Urban Services Ordin-
ance Cap. 132."
He said (In Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Hawkers Select Committee, I rise to move the motion standing in my name. The main purpose of these amendments is to enable the Urban Council to continue to licence the hawkers to trade from Fixed Pitches previously allocated to them before the current Hawker By-laws were
made.
The opportunity has also been taken to make two minor amend- ments and to cancel By-law 23 as required in the present circumstances.
MR. SIN (In Cantonese): -Mr. Chairman, I beg to second.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
CHAIRMAN (In English):-Ladies and Gentlemen, as Members have already pointed out, this is the last Public Meeting of the Council as it is at present constituted.
Under the terms of the White Paper on the Urban Council, Official Members will stand down and the Council will on 1st April become entirely Unofficial with 12 elected and 12 Appointed Members-of whom one will (I hope!) be elected Chairman.
I am sure that I speak for all my official colleagues when I say that we have enjoyed our connection with the Council. Sure, we have had differences of opinion. But perhaps that is what a council is all about, and I would like to think that our healthy airing of such differences has contributed to the solution of the problems confronting us and enabled us to reach the right decisions.
I think also that I can safely say that Unofficials and Officials alike have, over the years, expressed their opinions without fear or favour. These have often appeared (perhaps understandably) as sensational headlines in the Press, indicating serious conflict-even almost to the point of blows. I would like to say publicly that while we may have had our differences, this Council goes down, in my record at least, as one without grudges or rancour, and I would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank all of you for the courtesies which you have extended to me and my Official colleagues over the years.
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