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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in English):—Ladies and Gentlemen, the meeting is called to order.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-I would like to congratulate Vice-Chairman, Mr. FORSGATE, and Members Mr. Kenneth Lo, Mr. SHUM Choi-sang, Mr. Stephen LAU and Mr. Howard YOUNG on their re-appointment to the Council.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on 9 March 1982 were confirmed.
STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):—
Services for our Senior Citizens
Whilst planning and implementing programmes to improve the environmental and cultural life for the people of Hong Kong generally, the Urban Council has not forgotten to cater for the needs of our old people. In fact, the elderly are one of the main groups in all our services and programmes.
A stroll in any of our parks and playgrounds will find many elderly people enjoying the passive recreational facilities. They are often seen sitting under the shade of a tree chatting to friends, watching children at play or even having a game of chess. The sitting-out areas, almost always conveniently located at street corners, have become favourite assembly places for our senior citizens.
Like the younger people of Hong Kong, more and more old people have become aware of the importance of keeping fit. At the crack of dawn, many of them spend an hour or so taking morning walks or doing exercises or Tai Chi in our playgrounds, parks and other amenity plots. As the day draws to a close, other senior citizens look forward to an evening of free entertainment in outdoor venues. Their favourite programmes are puppet shows, Cantonese operatic songs and variety shows.
In presenting cultural programmes, the Council often provides items such as Chinese music concerts to suit the taste of the elderly. Programmes specially arranged for the aged are also organized at the request of voluntary agencies to coincide with their functions. Three such performances were held last November in support of the Festival for the Elderly organized by the Hong Kong Council of Social Services; another was held in December at a special event for the aged organized by the Social Welfare Department at the Hong Kong Caritas Centre. From time to time, the Urban Council also joins forces with other community bodies to hold programmes for the aged. An example is the annual singing competition called the 'Evergreen Singing Competition' held jointly with the St. James Settlement. In addition to the regular publicity on cultural programmes through the mass media, programmes which have a special appeal to the old are also publicized in a newspaper called 'Voice' published by St. James Settlement.
At the start of the new 1982-83 financial year, the Urban Council Public Libraries are organizing two special programmes for the aged as part of the libraries' extension activities. The first programme will be held between April 18 and 25 in conjunction with the Hong Kong Nutrition Association. This is a series of talks on nutrition and health for the elderly and will be held at the City Hall. The second programme, entitled 'Library Fortnight for the Aged' will also be held from April 17 to 30. Programmes for this fortnight will be held throughout the urban areas in various district libraries. There will be talks on health and food for the elderly, book exhibitions and displays, Chinese medical talks, film shows, handicraft interest groups, and even HI-FI concerts of operatic music.
Clean Hong Kong Campaign 1981–82–Phase IV
Commencing April 18 until June 30 this year the Clean Hong Kong Campaign will be implementing Phase IV which has to do with cleaning up the harbour and squatter areas, and also encouraging Hong Kong citizens to actively participate in making their communities greener.
However, it is vitally important that community attitudes at the district level should be more positive in wanting to make the Campaign succeed and to have a permanent impact. I look forward to greater co-ordination of effort on the part of the District Boards with the Urban Council in bringing about marked environmental improvement in hawker areas and squatter areas.
For the 'Mei Fa' part of the Campaign, the aim is for over five million shrubs and trees to be planted by the participating Government departments and the community in the New Territories and the urban areas. This is a major aspect of the Campaign which should serve to foster a sense of civic pride and of belonging among Hong Kong residents.
PAPER
(Miss Cecilia L. Y. YEUNG and Mr. Augustine S. K. CHUNG arrived during the Chairman's address.)
The following paper was laid on the table:-----
(1) Report to the Urban Council by the Director of Urban Services and Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of March 1982.
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in English):—Ladies and Gentlemen, the meeting is called to order.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-I would like to congratulate Vice-Chairman, Mr. FORSGATE, and Members Mr. Kenneth Lo, Mr. SHUM Choi-sang, Mr. Stephen LAU and Mr. Howard YOUNG on their re-appointment to the Council.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on 9 March 1982 were confirmed.
STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):—
Services for our Senior Citizens
Whilst planning and implementing programmes to improve the environmental and cultural life for the people of Hong Kong generally, the Urban Council has not forgotten to cater for the needs of our old people. In fact, the elderly are one of the main groups in all our services and programmes.
A stroll in any of our parks and playgrounds will find many elderly people enjoying the passive recreational facilities. They are often seen sitting under the shade of a tree chatting to friends, watching children at play or even having a game of chess. The sitting-out areas, almost always conveniently located at street corners, have become favourite assembly places for our senior citizens.
Like the younger people of Hong Kong, more and more old people have become aware of the importance of keeping fit. At the crack of dawn, many of them spend an hour or so taking morning walks or doing exercises or Tai Chi in our playgrounds, parks and other amenity plots. As the day draws to a close, other senior citizens look forward to an evening of free entertainment in outdoor venues. Their favourite programmes are puppet shows, Cantonese operatic songs and variety shows.
In presenting cultural programmes, the Council often provides items such as Chinese music concerts to suit the taste of the elderly. Programmes specially arranged for the aged are also organized at the request of voluntary agencies to coincide with their functions. Three such performances were held last November in support of the Festival for the Elderly organized by the Hong Kong Council of Social Services; another was held in December at a special event for the aged organized by the Social Welfare Department at the Hong Kong Caritas Centre. From time to time, the Urban Council also joins forces with other community bodies to hold programmes for the aged. An example is
HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
the annual singing competition called the 'Evergreen Singing Competition' held jointly with the St. James Settlement. In addition to the regular publicity on cultural programmes through the mass media, programmes which have a special appeal to the old are also publicized in a newspaper called 'Voice' published by St. James Settlement.
At the start of the new 1982-83 financial year, the Urban Council Public Libraries are organizing two special programmes for the aged as part of the libraries extension activities. The first programme will be held between April 18 and 25 in conjunction with the Hong Kong Nutrition Association. This is a series of talks on nutrition and health for the elderly and will be programme held at the City Hall. The second programme, entitled 'Library Fortnight for the Aged' will also be held from April 17 to 30. Programmes for this fortnight will be held throughout the urban areas in various district libraries. There will be talks on health and food for the elderly, book exhibitions and displays, Chinese medical talks, film shows, handicraft interest groups, and even HI-FI concerts of operatic music.
Clean Hong Kong Campaign 1981–82–Phase IV
Commencing April 18 until June 30 this year the Clean Hong Kong Campaign will be implementing Phase IV which has to do with cleaning up the harbour and squatter areas, and also encouraging Hong Kong citizens to actively participate in making their communities greener (* *t').
However, it is vitally important that community attitudes at the district level should be more positive in wanting to make the Campaign succeed and to have a permanent impact. I look forward to greater co-ordination of effort on the part of the District Boards with the Urban Council in bringing about marked environmental improvement in hawker areas and squatter areas.
For the 'Mei Fa' part of the Campaign, the aim is for over five million shrubs and trees to be planted by the participating Government departments and the community in the New Territories and the urban areas. This is a major aspect of the Campaign which should serve to foster a sense of civic pride and of belonging among Hong Kong residents.
PAPER
(Miss Cecilia L. Y. YEUNG and Mr. Augustine S. K. CHUNG arrived during the Chairman's address.}
The following paper was laid on the table:-----
(1) Report to the Urban Council by the Director of Urban Services and
Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of March 1982.
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