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and assistance of District Boards and Hawker Association and of relevant Government Departments, other interested organizations, area committees, local residents, and shop proprietors. The Working Party has, for this reason, been careful to consult all these sectors of opinion in its public consultations. Widespread support and assistance are certainly needed, but the extent and manner of such assistance will very much hinge on the particular policies finally adopted, and further consultation will no doubt take place when these are known.

THE HONOURABLE HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, when we implement the new policy, will the financial implications be very great?

MR. LEE CHIK-YUET (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, I do not understand the question.

THE HONOURABLE HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in Cantonese): In your answer para. 3, it is stated here that when the report is presented to the Government, there will be some financial issue involved, but you didn't elaborate, I would like to have elaboration on this point.

MR. LEE CHIK-YUET (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, if we do have any new policy changes which will affect our establishment, an increase or decrease in the money we need, of course, we will have to discuss the financial arrangements with the concerned authorities.

MR. FREDERICK K. K. FUNG (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask a question. If the following two situations happen, what would the Committee do? The first situation is if we received a lot of different views in the report, and the second thing is after collection of these views, there may be new views presented to us, and if these new views are something totally outside of the report, will the Select Committee have another report or will there be another round of consultation?

CHAIRMAN (in English): Well, you were asking two speculative questions? Are you preparing for this speculation? You don't have to.

MR. LEE CHIK-YUET (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, yes, we know these are hypothetical questions. Personally, I feel that the views gathered in the consultation period, whether they are views within the report or not, are not important. The main thing is whether these views are good or not. If they are good, of course, we will accept them, and the second thing is if we have new views concerning hawker matters which are outside the report, we will have another report or another round of consultation. Well, up-to-date, we have not received these novel ideas which are totally outside the report.

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11. THE HONOURABLE HILTON CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question (in Cantonese): What is the latest position regarding the early re-development of the old Wong Nei Chung Market?

MR. PAO PING-WING, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPITAL WORKS SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows: Mr. Chairman, the question asks about the latest position regarding the early redevelopment of the old Wong Nei Chung Market. This market is very small and very old, and it was built in 1938.

Plans for the redevelopment of this small, old market have long been hampered by the lack of a suitable site for the temporary resiting of the existing stall lessees in the market during the construction period. The possibility of in-situ, phased redevelopment is now being explored. Subject to the logistics of a phased programme being worked out, the latest thinking is to redevelop the market-cum-hawker bazaar into a two-storey market building. Subject also to further detailed architectural study, it is intended that the new market building, when it is completed, will be sufficient to accommodate the existing market stall lessees, cooked food stall lessees, as well as the nearby on-street hawkers. However, we have to depend very much on the result of the architectural studies. At present, it is hoped that the scope of the redevelopment can be finalized in early 1987, when the Council's planning approval will be sought.

THE HONOURABLE HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in Cantonese): Thank you very much, Mr. PAO, for your detailed answer. I would like to ask if, in case after the approval is gained in 1987, how much time will still be needed for the completion of the complex?

MR. PAO PING-WING (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, for any capital works programme, especially for a market, every different site would give rise to different timing problems. But I should think for a 2-storey market building which does not involve too complicated piling works, I would estimate it would be completed within two or three years, but of course, a lot would depend on our own monitoring. I, therefore, cannot give you any definite date here.

MOTIONS

1. THE CHAIRMAN, Urban Council, moved the following motion:

'RESOLVED that the audited Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Receipts and Payments of the Urban Council for the year ended 31 March 1986 be adopted.'

He said (in English): I rise to move the motion standing in my name:

In accordance with Section 36(4)(c) of the Urban Council Ordinance, I move the adoption of the audited Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement

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