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# HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
## ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Ladies and Gentlemen. The meeting is called to order.
## MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on 12 October 1982 were confirmed.
## STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-The 7th Festival of Asian Arts which ended on October 30 offered the people of Hong Kong a wide variety of Asian cultural presentations, both traditional and contemporary.
Living in an international city as Hong Kong, our local residents and artists have the opportunity during such an arts festival to know more about the cultures of other Asian societies, and in the process to strengthen their own cultural appreciation and creativity. This cultural rapport with our Asian neighbours is characteristic of Hong Kong and is very much part of our way of life.
The Urban Council also sponsors inter-city and international cultural and sports events in Hong Kong. The First Asian Women's Inter-City Basketball Championship sponsored jointly by the Council and the Hong Kong Amateur Basketball Association and which took place last month is a good case in point. We hope that more Asian cities will be able to participate in similar regional events sponsored by the Council.
Apart from trade relations, Hong Kong mainly through the Urban Council has on-going cultural relations with the E.E.C. countries. Although the E.E.C. have been very difficult and inflexible during the current negotiations on Hong Kong textile quotas, Hong Kong will have to keep on patiently negotiating with the E.E.C. so that our factories do not stop production and our unemployment situation does not deteriorate.
Meantime, the Urban Council continues with its cultural programmes with Common Market countries, including Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and Italy. As a city with worldwide connections, it is to Hong Kong's long term interests that our relations with Common Market countries continue to expand. Through Hong Kong's close ties with Britain, as a key Common Market member, it is hoped that Hong Kong relations with Common Market countries, not only in trade but in cultural and people-to-people exchanges as well, will keep on developing for mutual benefit for many years to come.
(Mr. Edmund W. H. CHOW arrived during the Chairman's address.)
## PAPER
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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 October 1982.
## QUESTIONS
1. MISS CECILIA L. Y. YEUNG asked the following question (in Cantonese):— I have noticed that the raised platform at the side of the vehicular tunnel connecting Chatham Road and Station Lane was not cleaned for some months after its opening. Although improvements have now been made, I should be grateful to know:--
(a) what is the policy on the cleaning of vehicular tunnels;
(b) how often are tunnels which are Council's responsibilities cleaned; (c) is the Council satisfied that it is doing all it can to keep these areas clean?
DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese):-This question concerns the cleansing of vehicular tunnels and is divided into three parts:-
(a) The first part concerns the Council's policy. Apart from the three toll tunnels under the management of the Cross Harbour Tunnel Co. and the Transport Department, the Council is responsible for keeping the road surface of all vehicular tunnels clean in the same way as any other public road in the urban area. The same applies to associated pavements or walkways within the tunnels. Like flyovers and fast-traffic roads which cannot be swept manually without danger to staff, vehicular tunnels are swept by mechanical means.
(b) The second part of the question concerns the frequency of sweeping these tunnels. Tunnels for which the Council is responsible are swept once daily, usually after midnight to avoid inconvenience to the public.
(c) The last part of the question is whether the Council is satisfied with its performance in keeping vehicular tunnels clean. In general, the Council is satisfied that its fleet of mechanical sweepers is able to keep vehicular tunnels reasonably clean. Raised pavements, however, do present some problems as they are beyond the reach of the brooms of the mechanical sweepers and have to be swept manually.
Finally, I have been informed that maintenance work was recently carried out on the lighting system in the tunnel between Chatham Road and Station Lane and that this resulted in a quantity of debris being deposited on the raised pavement. It may have been this debris which Miss YEUNG saw. If so, it was removed in mid-October.
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Ladies and Gentlemen. The meeting is called to order.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on 12 October 1982 were confirmed.
STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-The 7th Festival of Asian Arts which ended on October 30 offered the people of Hong Kong a wide variety of Asian cultural presentations, both traditional and contemporary.
Living in an international city as Hong Kong, our local residents and artists have the opportunity during such an arts festival to know more about the cultures of other Asian societies, and in the process to strengthen their own cultural appreciation and creativity. This cultural rapport with our Asian neighbours is characteristic of Hong Kong and is very much part of our way of life.
The Urban Council also sponsors inter-city and international cultural and sports events in Hong Kong. The First Asian Women's Inter-City Basketball Championship sponsored jointly by the Council and the Hong Kong Amateur Basketball Association and which took place last month is a good case in point. We hope that more Asian cities will be able to participate in similar regional events sponsored by the Council.
Apart from trade relations, Hong Kong mainly through the Urban Council has on-going cultural relations with the E.E.C. countries. Although the E.E.C. have been very difficult and inflexible during the current negotiations on Hong Kong textile quotas, Hong Kong will have to keep on patiently negotiating with the E.E.C. so that our factories do not stop production and our unemployment situation does not deteriorate.
Meantime, the Urban Council continues with its cultural programmes with Common Market countries, including Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and Italy. As a city with worldwide connections, it is to Hong Kong's long term interests that our relations with Common Market countries continue to expand. Through Hong Kong's close ties with Britain, as a key Common Market member, it is hoped that Hong Kong relations with Common Market countries, not only in trade but in cultural and people-to-people exchanges as well, will keep on developing for mutual benefit for many years to come.
(Mr. Edmund W. H. CHOW arrived during the Chairman's address.)
PAPER
HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
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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 October 1982.
QUESTIONS
1. MISS CECILIA L. Y. YEUNG asked the following question (in Cantonese):— I have noticed that the raised platform at the side of the vehicular tunnel connecting Chatham Road and Station Lane was not cleaned for some months after its opening. Although improvements have now been made, I should be grateful to know:--
(a) what is the policy on the cleaning of vehicular tunnels;
(b) how often are tunnels which are Council's responsibilities cleaned; (c) is the Council satisfied that it is doing all it can to keep these areas clean?
DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese):-This question concerns the cleansing of vehicular tunnels and is divided into three parts:-
(a) The first part concerns the Council's policy. Apart from the three toll tunnels under the management of the Cross Harbour Tunnel Co. and the Transport Department, the Council is responsible for keeping the road surface of all vehicular tunnels clean in the same way as any other public road in the urban area. The same applies to associated pavements or walkways within the tunnels. Like flyovers and fast-traffic roads which cannot be swept manually without danger to staff, vehicular tunnels are swept by mechanical means.
(b) The second part of the question concerns the frequency of sweeping these tunnels. Tunnels for which the Council is responsible are swept once daily, usually after midnight to avoid inconvenience to the public.
(c) The last part of the question is whether the Council is satisfied with its performance in keeping vehicular tunnels clean. In general, the Council is satisfied that its fleet of mechanical sweepers is able to keep vehicular tunnels reasonably clean. Raised pavements, however, do present some problems as they are beyond the reach of the brooms of the mechanical sweepers and have to be swept manually.
Finally, I have been informed that maintenance work was recently carried out on the lighting system in the tunnel between Chatham Road and Station Lane and that this resulted in a quantity of debris being deposited on the raised pavement. It may have been this debris which Miss YEUNG saw. If so, it was removed in mid-October.
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