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Secondly, the Committee will endeavour to understand the hawker problem thoroughly and to find ways and means to solve it, by different ways in different localities. We have already made a visit on the 28th April, 1973 to Wong Tai Sin Hawker Bazaar and among the visitors was the Director of Urban Services Department. We now plan to visit two hawker spots every month.
Thirdly, the Committee will endeavour to contact every Hawker Association to seek their views on how the problems can be solved. The Committee will try to seek the cooperation of various government departments including the City District Offices, the Police etc.
Fourthly, the Committee will listen to the Urban Services Department's views concerning the hawker problem and to increase necessary manpower or facilities in order to help the Department to solve the problem.
In the next four years, i.e. in my present term of office, I will endeavour to do my best to solve this ever existing problem. I hope with the good work and with the help of various relevant organizations, this problem can be solved.
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the Council who would welcome any proposals for the introduction of more play leadership schemes or for more shelters so that they may plan to do all in their power to provide the voluntary agencies concerned with the facilities they require.
MISS Ko (In Cantonese): -I want to ask again which three agencies are taking up this job, that is with the shelters?
MR. Lo (In English):-Mr. Chairman, I do not have the names of these three agencies. But, no doubt, they can be supplied to Miss Ko.
MR. MACKENZIE (In English):-Mr. Chairman, I think the word 'shelter' used in the context here is rather misleading; I believe the Chinese translation particularly has been given a meaning other than in fact what it is. It is, I believe, more of a recreational hall or storage area. Could perhaps the Chairman explain what is meant by the term 'shelter'?
MR. Lo (In English):-It's a physical structure, quite a simple affair. I suppose it could be used as storing things. But the aim is to provide some kind of shelter so that people would not be in the open.
QUESTIONS
(1) MISS KO SIU-WAH asked the following question (In Cantonese):-
Can I be informed of any progress made in the planning for playground shelters to meet the needs of the expanding play leadership schemes?
(Mr. Peter C. K. CHAN arrived at this point.)
MR. KENNETH T. C. Lo, Chairman of the Recreation & Amenities Select Committee, replied as follows (In English):-
Members are no doubt aware that play leadership schemes in Urban Council pleasure grounds have up to now normally been run by voluntary agencies. In fact, there are six such schemes now running with shelters provided at three of them by the agencies concerned. The expansion of such schemes is largely within the province of these agencies but the need for providing all possible assistance to the agencies has long been recognized by
(2) MR. HENRY H. L. Hu asked the following question (In English):
Could the Chairman please inform the Council in detail about "colouring matter in food"? Could measures be taken to let the public know what kind of colouring matter in food is harmful and what kind is harmless? Would the Chairman also please inform the Council about the Council's policy toward "colouring matter in food" in general?
MR. CHARLES C. C. SIN, Chairman of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, replied as follows (In English):
This question concerns colouring matter in food.
The use of such matter in food is controlled by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations which were brought up-to-date in 1970. Forty-two colours are considered safe based on the research findings of the World Health Organization and after consultation with the Government
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Secondly, the Committee will endeavour to understand the hawker problem thoroughly and to find ways and means to solve it, by different ways in different localities. We have already made a visit on the 28th April, 1973 to Wong Tai Sin Hawker Bazaar and among the visitors was the Director of Urban Services Department. We now plan to visit two hawker spots every month.
Thirdly, the Committee will endeavour to contact every Hawker Association to seek their views on how the problems can be solved. The Committee will try to seek the cooperation of various government departments including the City District Offices, the Police etc.
Fourthly, the Committee will listen to the Urban Services Depart- ment's views concerning the hawker problem and to increase necessary manpower or facilities in order to help the Department to solve the problem.
In the next four years, i.e. in my present term of office, I will endeavour to do my best to solve this ever existing problem. I hope with the good work and with the help of various relevant organizations, this problem can be solved.
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the Council who would welcome any proposals for the introduction of more play leadership schemes or for more shelters so that they may plan to do all in their power to provide the voluntary agencies concerned with the facilities they require.
MISS Ko (In Cantonese): -I want to ask again which three agencies are taking up this job, that is with the shelters?
MR. Lo (In English):-Mr. Chairman, I do not have the names of these three agencies. But, no doubt, they can be supplied to Miss Ko.
MR. MACKENZIE (In English):-Mr. Chairman, I think the word 'shelter' used in the context here is rather misleading; I believe the Chinese translation particularly has been given a meaning other than in fact what it is. It is, I believe, more of a recreational hall or storage Could perhaps the Chairman explain what is meant by the term
area. 'shelter'?
MR. Lo (In English):-It's a physical structure, quite a simple affair. I suppose it could be used as storing things. But the aim is to provide some kind of shelter so that people would not be in the
open.
QUESTIONS
(1) MISS KO SIU-WAH asked the following question (In Cantonese):-
Can I be informed of any progress made in the planning for playground shelters to meet the needs of the expanding playleadership schemes?
(Mr. Peter C. K. CHAN arrived at this point.)
MR. KENNETH T. C. Lo, Chairman of the Recreation & Amenities Select Committee, replied as follows (In English):-
Members are no doubt aware that play leadership schemes in Urban Council pleasure grounds have up to now normally been run by voluntary agencies. In fact, there are six such schemes now running with shelters provided at three of them by the agencies concerned. The expan- sion of such schemes is largely within the province of these agencies but the need for providing all possible assistance to the agencies has long been recognized by
(2) MR. HENRY H. L. Hu asked the following question (In English):
Could the Chairman please inform the Council in detail about "colouring matter in food"? Could measures be taken to let the public know what kind of colouring matter in food is harmful and what kind is harmless? Would the Chairman also please inform the Council about the Council's policy toward "colouring matter in food" in general?
MR. CHARLES C. C. SIN, Chairman of the Food Hygiene Select Committee, replied as follows (In English):
This question concerns colouring matter in food.
The use of such matter in food is controlled by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations which were brought up-to- date in 1970. Forty-two colours are considered safe based on the research findings of the World Health Organization and after consultation with the Government
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