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Furthermore, with the setting up of the District Administration Scheme
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Urban Council is also working closely with the urban District Boards to fun is required on technical aspects such as the appropriate size and format, and
develop Hong Kong's cultural heritage and to organize district festivals.
Having reviewed the Council's significant role in promoting festivals a other forms of entertainment, I return to my original suggestion: that people of Hong Kong should not only work hard but should go out and enx
life a bit more.
With the ratification of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on 27 May 198
is time to smile again. It is also time to re-affirm to ourselves:
We love Hong Kong as a good place in which to live and be happy, and
work hard for our future and our children's future.
PAPER
(Miss Cecilia L. Y. YEUNG 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 a
Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of May 1985.
QUESTIONS
1. MR. WALTER M. SULKE asked the following question (in English):---Wo it be possible in some of our parks and sitting out areas to set aside special garde for the blind to be filled with strongly scented flowers and trees and possibly braille plaques identifying them?
MR. HOWARD H. W. YOUNG, Chairman of the Recreation SELECT COMMITTE replied as follows (in Cantonese): This question concerns the provision: special gardens for the blind in some of the Council's parks and sitting out a and is in two parts. The first part concerns the setting aside of special areas to filled with strongly scented flowers and trees.
example, in Sassoon Road Garden in Western District but further investigation where to site the plaques for easy access by the blind. Nevertheless, a start will be made now and areas within Victoria Park and Kowloon Park will be selected and planted out as scented gardens. If practicable and following consultations with societies for the blind, braille plaques will be provided for the identification
of individual species of flowers and trees.
MR. SULKE (in English): ---I am very much obliged by that very positive answer. The obvious question is when are we going to start planting the gardens?
MR. HOWARD YOUNG (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, I cannot give a very definite answer right now, but very briefly, I can say that we will do it as soon as possible, but Mr. SULKE if you want a very specific reply, I would say that it will not be earlier than tomorrow and it will be later than yesterday as well.
2. MR. WALTER M. SULKE asked the following question (in English):—There has been some criticism of the design, and especially the outside look of the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre. I understand this Council, although seven years ago in the initial stages there was some consultation, is not responsible for the design which is entirely a matter for the Government as we only become responsible when the building is finished. Should this not be made clear to the public? And is this not a bad arrangement? Should we not insist when buildings are designed for which we will later become responsible that we also must become responsible for the overall design, which hopefully in future can prevent design problems like those we have encountered at the Coliseum.
MR. Lawrence H. L. FUNG, CHAirman of The Culture Select Committee, replied as follows (in English): This question concerns the responsibility for the design of buildings of which the Urban Council is ultimate user and manager on completion, and in particular that of the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre.
Under paragraph 4.7 of the Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements, the Government is responsible for the planning, financing, and construction of civic centres, museums and art galleries, stadia, abattoirs, crematoria and cemeteries. Upon completion, the management and control of these facilities are vested in the Council. The Council is also responsible for the financing of other projects like parks and playgrounds. Whether a project is funded by the Government or the Council, it is the onus of the Building Development Department to carry out its design or the supervision of private architectural firms engaged to carry out its design. The Building Development Department however does regularly consult the Council directly in committee or indirectly
The second part of the question concerns labelling of plants with bralk through the Urban Services Department on detailed user requirements before plaques. They have been provided on an occasional basis in the
the design of a building is finalized.
Overall some 30 different species of strongly scented flowers and trees a planted out in Council's recreational facilities. It would be quite possible design and plant up small gardens in some of our parks and sitting out are with an assemblage of these species although they might, perhaps, be calk 'Scented Gardens' rather than 'Special Gardens for the Blind' so that they c also be enjoyed by the general public.
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Furthermore, with the setting up of the District Administration Scheme
HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
Urban Council is also working closely with the urban District Boards to fun is required on technical aspects such as the appropriate size and format, and
develop Hong Kong's cultural heritage and to organize district festivals.
Having reviewed the Council's significant role in promoting festivals a other forms of entertainment, I return to my original suggestion: that people of Hong Kong should not only work hard but should go out and enx
life a bit more.
With the ratification of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on 27 May 198
is time to smile again. It is also time to re-affirm to ourselves:
We love Hong Kong as a good place in which to live and be happy, and
work hard for our future and our children's future.
PAPER
(Miss Cecilia L. Y. YEUNG 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 a
Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of May 1985.
QUESTIONS
1. MR. WALTER M. SULKE asked the following question (in English):---Wo it be possible in some of our parks and sitting out areas to set aside special garde for the blind to be filled with strongly scented flowers and trees and possibly braille plaques identifying them?
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MR. HOWARD H. W. YOUNG, Chairman of the Recreation SELECT COMMITTE replied as follows (in Cantonese): This question concerns the provision: special gardens for the blind in some of the Council's parks and sitting out a and is in two parts. The first part concerns the setting aside of special areas to filled with strongly scented flowers and trees.
example, in Sassoon Road Garden in Western District but further investigation where to site the plaques for easy access by the blind. Nevertheless, a start will be made now and areas within Victoria Park and Kowloon Park will be selected and planted out as scented gardens. If practicable and following consultations with societies for the blind, braille plaques will be provided for the identification
of individual species of flowers and trees.
MR. SULKE (in English): ---I am very much obliged by that very positive answer. The obvious question is when are we going to start planting the gardens?
MR. HOWARD YOUNG (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, I cannot give a very definite answer right now, but very briefly, I can say that we will do it as soon as possible, but Mr. SULKE if you want a very specific reply, I would say that it will not be earlier than tomorrow and it will be later than yesterday as well.
2. MR. WALTER M. SULKE asked the following question (in English):—There has been some criticism of the design, and especially the outside look of the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre. I understand this Council, although seven years ago in the initial stages there was some consultation, is not responsible for the design which is entirely a matter for the Government as we only become responsible when the building is finished. Should this not be made clear to the public? And is this not a bad arrangement? Should we not insist when buildings are designed for which we will later become responsible that we also must become responsible for the overall design, which hopefully in future can prevent design problems like those we have encountered at the Coliseum.
MR. Lawrence H. L. FUNG, CHAirman of The Culture Select Committee, replied as follows (in English): This question concerns the responsibility for the design of buildings of which the Urban Council is ultimate user and manager on completion, and in particular that of the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre.
Under paragraph 4.7 of the Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements, the Government is responsible for the planning, financing, and construction of civic centres, museums and art galleries, stadia, abattoirs, crematoria and cemeteries. Upon completion, the management and control of these facilities are vested in the Council. The Council is also responsible for the financing of other projects like parks and playgrounds. Whether a project is funded by the Government or the Council, it is the onus of the Building Development Department to carry out its design or the supervision of private architectural firms engaged to carry out its design. The Building Development Department however does regularly consult the Council directly in committee or indirectly The second part of the question concerns labelling of plants with bralk through the Urban Services Department on detailed user requirements before plaques. They have been provided on an occasional basis in the
the design of a building is finalized.
Overall some 30 different species of strongly scented flowers and trees a planted out in Council's recreational facilities. It would be quite possible design and plant up small gardens in some of our parks and sitting out are with an assemblage of these species although they might, perhaps, be calk 'Scented Gardens' rather than 'Special Gardens for the Blind' so that they c also be enjoyed by the general public.
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