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Council had noticed the large number of hawkers who caused congestion in the Chater Road Subway area during holiday periods and what action was proposed to deal with the situation

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Present system for proper maintenance of cleanliness and repairs of Urban Council public toilets

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Planting of more trees and shrubs from year to year and keeping the standard of "greenery" at a high level Provision of a permanent exhibition hall to display the history, future planning, functions and organization of the Urban Council Swimming pools not fully open to the public during the summer season 79 101 ... 102 Possibility to restrict people from bringing children in large numbers to beaches for swimming instruction ... Temporary closure of certain swimming pools and the result of the lap lane scheme Provision of more Learn-to-Swim courses in swimming complexes 103 Another swimming pool complex for Kwun Tong 103 Council would consider building its own holiday village on suitable UC sites or in former barracks in view of the fact that the Lady MacLehose Holiday Village, a popular resort among local citizens, was managed by the Regional Services Department Adequate preventive measures and effective solution had been provided to deal with the rat problem in the parks and the criteria in determining that rats had become a pest in a park 173 104 175 105 Charge against tourists committing a littering offence Reason of the partial closure of swimming pool complexes USD action against illegal hawkers driven out of Lam Tin Housing Estate 106 .. 107 Future plans to develop or improve the standard of the temporary depot in Fat Kwong Street, Kowloon City Council's efforts on the control of bills and posters put up on the walls of commercial buildings and banks during week-ends holidays 176 304 109 Organization of public lectures on science and technology, particularly on nuclear power generation Council's encouraging the urban community to participate in community garden projects and the possibility of seeking the support of District Boards in making Hong Kong more green and beautiful 306 Finalizing of the Hawker Policy Report and the assistance by District Boards and Hawker Associations in implementing the adopted recommendations Council's efforts in promoting Wushu as a traditional sport and recreation activity 307 113 Latest position regarding the early redevelopment of the old Wong Nei Chung Market Erection of external identification signs to the Hong Kong Coliseum 307 115 Complaint about the smell from a refuse collection point at Wing Hing Street, North Point and the ways and means to improve arrangements when other government departments were involved in overcoming complaints Privatised cleansing schemes, similar to that implemented in Shau Kei Wan squatter villages, could be extended to other squatter areas 309 130 Role of public libraries in promoting civic education in Hong Kong and the provision of information on Hong Kong for general reference 132 Traffic accident in Dundas Street, Mong Kok, on 16.1.87, in which thirteen passers-by and hawkers were injured and asked what policy the Council had for tackling unlicensed cooked-food hawkers and how Council would prevent the unlicensed hawking in that area 320 Proposal to provide a cultural centre in Chai Wan 133 Large amount of rubbish left in some of the parks in Central by Filipino maids affected public hygiene and what measures were being taken to deal with the problem Use of metered parking spaces by vans from which goods were hawked and asked how the Council dealt with them 322 135