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The motion was carried unanimously.
2. THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, moved the following motion (in English):-
'RESOLVED that the Urban Council Annual Report 1988 be approved.'
She said (in English):-The 1987-88 Urban Council Annual Report tabled today covers the various aspects of the Council's responsibilities.
This year's 168-page report is divided into four parts: 'Culture and the arts', 'Recreation and sports', 'Public health' and 'Administration and planning', as well as an Introductory Chapter.
I believe that this year's colour section is one of the largest ever. It has been expanded into eight sections, comprising more than 100 pages of vivid and exciting photographs which were mostly taken by the photographic staff of the Department's Public Information Unit.
The 'Do you know?' columns were first introduced in last year's Annual Report to enable readers to find at a glance, interesting facts and figures on the Council and the Urban Services Department. As a result of their popularity, these 'Do you know?' columns have again been included this year.
Council members will be interested to learn that in spite of inflation, the price of this year's Report remains unchanged. Each copy will be sold at $20 and the Report, in the Chinese and English editions, faithfully records the Council's work from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988. I move its adoption.
MR. STEPHEN M. L. LAU, CHAIRMAN OF THE ADMINISTRATION SELECT COMMITTEE, Seconded the motion (in Cantonese):—Madam Chairman, members will notice that the Urban Council's 1988 Annual Report is entitled 'Soaring City'; which is indeed an appropriate title, matching the Report's cover of the new Cultural Centre, with its large wings ‘soaring' into the Hong Kong skyline.
The Report has faithfully recorded some of the most exciting events that the Council and the four-and-a-half million citizens of this cosmopolitan city have experienced during the past 12 months.
Captured in more than 100 pages of colour are the many achievements of the Council, especially the progress of the Council's building projects, such as the topping out of the Cultural Centre which is now due for completion at the end of 1989; the piling work now being carried out at the Museum of Science and Technology in Tsim Sha Tsui East, the redevelopment of Kowloon Park to include a large recreational and swimming complex, and the building of Hong Kong Park on the former Victoria Barracks site which will have the Sir Edward YOUDE aviary, man-made lakes and a visual arts centre.
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The Council's $2.27 billion building programme and the achievements made in the fields of public health, culture and recreation reflect the Council's continuous contribution to the city.
This is the second year that the 'Do you know' columns have been included in the Report. These columns of facts and figures will be useful to readers who wish to know about the Council's activities at a glance. This year's Report is indeed a valuable reference book for those interested in the Council's many responsibilities.
However, in seconding the motion, I should also mention that we must give due credit to the Urban Services Department.
The Department's staff have worked hard throughout the year, especially those faced with the onerous task of dealing with illegal hawkers, cleaning up the city and the beaches and/or carrying out other municipal duties.
The staff have continued to provide invaluable back-up services to the Council.
Madam Chairman, I have much pleasure in seconding the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
3. DR. ELSIE TU moved the following motion (in English):-
'Moved that the views of individual members on "The Draft Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China" be conveyed through the appropriate channels to the Basic Law Drafting Committee.'
She said (in English):-The draft Basic Law says very little about municipal and district administration. However I should like to see some flexibility in Articles 96 and 97 to allow the present jurisdiction of local administration to be expanded in the future if so desired.
Today I do not wish to add to the many opinions that have been expressed by lawyers, legal experts and members of the public. It is now up to the law drafters to scrutinise the flaws in the draft in order to set the minds of the public at ease. I trust that the next draft will also show more flexibility because we should not bind the next generation in chains that they cannot break out of, just because the system we ask for suits our present generation.
It is regrettable that while there is wide agreement on what changes are required in the draft, there is still polarization on the method of electing the future legislature and the chief executive.
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The motion was carried unanimously.
2. THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, moved the following motion (in English):-
'RESOLVED that the Urban Council Annual Report 1988 be approved.'
She said (in English):-The 1987-88 Urban Council Annual Report tabled today covers the various aspects of the Council's responsibilities.
This year's 168-page report is divided into four parts: 'Culture and the arts', 'Recreation and sports', 'Public health' and 'Administration and planning', as well as an Introductory Chapter.
I believe that this year's colour section is one of the largest ever. It has been expanded into eight sections, comprising more than 100 pages of vivid and exciting photographs which were mostly taken by the photographic staff of the Department's Public Information Unit.
The 'Do you know?' columns were first introduced in last year's Annual Report to enable readers to find at a glance, interesting facts and figures on the Council and the Urban Services Department. As a result of their popularity, these 'Do you know?' columns have again been included this year.
Council members will be interested to learn that in spite of inflation, the price of this year's Report remains unchanged. Each copy will be sold at $20 and the Report, in the Chinese and English editions, faithfully records the Council's work from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988. I move its adoption.
MR. STEPHEN M. L. LAU, CHAIRMAN OF THE ADMINISTRATION SELECT COMMITTEE, Seconded the motion (in Cantonese):—Madam Chairman, members will notice that the Urban Council's 1988 Annual Report is entitled 'Soaring City'; which is indeed an appropriate title, matching the Report's cover of the new Cultural Centre, with its large wings ‘soaring' into the Hong Kong skyline.
The Report has faithfully recorded some of the most exciting events that the Council and the four-and-a-half million citizens of this cosmopolitan city have experienced during the past 12 months.
Captured in more than 100 pages of colour are the many achievements of the Council, especially the progress of the Council's building projects, such as the topping out of the Cultural Centre which is now due for completion at the end of 1989; the piling work now being carried out at the Museum of Science and Technology in Tsim Sha Tsui East, the redevelopment of Kowloon Park to include a large recreational and swimming complex, and the building of Hong Kong Park on the former Victoria Barracks site which will have the Sir Edward YOUDE aviary, man-made lakes and a visual arts centre.
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The Council's $2.27 billion building programme and the achievements made in the fields of public health, culture and recreation reflect the Council's con- tinuous contribution to the city.
This is the second year that the 'Do you know' columns have been included in the Report. These columns of facts and figures will be useful to readers who wish to know about the Council's activities at a glance. This year's Report is indeed a valuable reference book for those interested in the Council's many responsibilities.
However, in seconding the motion, I should also mention that we must give due credit to the Urban Services Department.
The Department's staff have worked hard throughout the year, especially those faced with the onerous task of dealing with illegal hawkers, cleaning up the city and the beaches any/or carrying out other municipal duties.
The staff have continued to provide invaluable back-up services to the Council.
Madam Chairman, I have much pleasure in seconding the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
3. DR. ELSIE TU moved the following motion (in English):-
'Moved that the views of individual members on "The Draft Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China" be conveyed through the appropriate channels to the Basic Law Drafting Committee.'
She said (in English):-The draft Basic Law says very little about municipal and district administration. However I should like to see some flexibility in Articles 96 and 97 to allow the present jurisdiction of local administration to be ex- panded in the future if so desired.
Today I do not wish to add to the many opinions that have been expressed by lawyers, legal experts and members of the public. It is now up to the law drafters to scrutinise the flaws in the draft in order to set the minds of the public at ease. I trust that the next draft will also show more flexibility because we should not bind the next generation in chains that they cannot break out of, just because the system we ask for suits our present generation.
It is regrettable that while there is wide agreement on what changes are required in the draft, there is still polarization on the method of electing the future legislature and the chief executive.
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