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# HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
## ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in English):—Ladies and Gentlemen, the meeting is called to order.
Before taking the first item on the agenda, I wish to extend a very warm and sincere welcome to the visiting Macau Municipal Council delegation headed by its distinguished Chairman Mr. Silva MANEIRAS.
As our two territories are in such close proximity, I hope that this visit, which is the first for 5 years, will encourage other exchanges in order to strengthen the goodwill and co-operation between us. I am sure that Macau shares with us in Hong Kong the desire to exchange views and experiences which is already done today so as to provide better municipal facilities and services for the improvement of living conditions of the people of our two cities.
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give, but anyway, it is worthwhile to keep exchange within our two Councils. Thank you very much. (Applause)
## MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on 10 July 1990, were confirmed.
## PAPERS
The following papers were laid on the table:
I now have the honour to invite the Chairman of the Macau Municipal (1) Reports to the Urban Council by the Director of Urban Services and
Council to address us.
## STATEMENT BY MR. JOSE CELESTINO DA SILVA MANEIRAS
CHAIRMAN, MACAU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (in English):—Mr. Chairman, Urban Council, Hong Kong, Councillors, Ladies and Gentlemen, for me is a good pleasure and honour to address you on behalf of Macau Municipal Council, First of all, I must thank your hearty welcome and most gracious hospitality you have extended upon us. We hope with anticipation to having an opportunity to reciprocate such a nice hospitality you have done to us.
As you know, in Macau and Hong Kong, they are different in scale, in size, in problems, in history, but have many things in common, particularly in this time of history when we are building the future of outskirts cities. Hong Kong is a successful story which everybody knows. It is dynamic, full of vitality. Hong Kong is one of the most important cities in the Far East and even in the world. The example of Hong Kong: What is it being built in Hong Kong? What is done in Hong Kong? We follow it with attention. Hong Kong as I told is successful story and is no strange to this success, the work and the achievement of the Hong Kong Urban Council.
We come here, as a brother, as Mr. Chairman told us, but we come here more like a small brother, minor brother in order to learn from you, your success and your achievements. We hope this visit will be one of many visits we have exchanged in our experiences, our problems and our anxieties sometimes in running the city where many things are in common. We are all city administrators afterall, we have some problems in Macau, which are very similar to Hong Kong. There are many problems, the question is of the scale and the size, so we believe we don't have much to teach you, to tell you, but we have some experience which may be in our smallness, in our familiarity with the Macau society and the community. We believe we have more to receive than to
Secretary, Urban Council, for the months of July and August 1990.
## QUESTIONS
1. MR. DAVID FONG PUI-SHEUNG asked the following question (in Cantonese): —I know that small cockroaches often appear and crawl around on public vehicles and Yaumatei ferries. As the weather is very hot these days, germs spread very easily, making the environment unhygienic. This is also a nuisance to passengers. In this connection, I would like to ask if the Council has any measure to control or eradicate insects of this kind and to improve the situation so as to safeguard public health?
MR. CHAN TAK-CHOR, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, this question concerns the measures taken by the Council to prevent or eradicate infestation of cockroaches in public vehicles and ferries.
Pest control staff of the Department do not regularly inspect public vehicles and ferries for detection of cockroach infestation but will check them in response to complaints received.
If it is confirmed that a ferry is infested with cockroaches, the Council may, by virtue of section 47 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132), cause a notice to be served upon the owner of such vessel requiring him to cleanse the vessel and take steps to destroy and remove the cockroaches within a specified period of time. If the requirements are not complied with, the Council may effect the disinfestation work and recover any expenses thereby incurred from the owner.
In the case of cockroach infestation in public vehicles, however, the Department can only advise the owner of such vehicles to carry out disinfestation work, as there is no legislative provision empowering the Council
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Ladies and Gentlemen, the meeting is called to order.
Before taking the first item on the agenda, I wish to extend a very warm and sincere welcome to the visiting Macau Municipal Council delegation headed by its distinguished Chairman Mr. Silva MANEIRAS.
As our two territories are in such close proximity, I hope that this visit, which is the first for 5 years, will encourage other exchanges in order to strengthen the goodwill and co-operation between us. I am sure that Macau shares with us in Hong Kong the desire to exchange views and experiences which is already done today so as to provide better municipal facilities and services for the improvement of living conditions of the people of our two cities.
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give, but anyway, it is worthwhile to keep exchange within our two Councils. Thank you very much. (Applause)
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on 10 July 1990, were confirmed.
PAPERS
The following papers were laid on the table:
I now have the honour to invite the Chairman of the Macau Municipal (1) Reports to the Urban Council by the Director of Urban Services and
Council to address us.
STATEMENT BY MR. JOSE CELESTINO DA SILVA MANEIRAS
CHAIRMAN, MACAU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (in English):—Mr. Chairman, Urban Council, Hong Kong, Councillors, Ladies and Gentlemen, for me is a good pleasure and honour to address you on behalf of Macau Municipal Council, First of all, I must thank your hearty welcome and most gracious hospitality you have extended upon us. We hope with anticipation to having an opportunity to reciprocate such a nice hospitality you have done to us.
As you know, in Macau and Hong Kong, they are different in scale, in size, in problems, in history, but have many things in common, particularly in this time of history when we are building the future of outskirts cities. Hong Kong is a successful story which everybody knows. It is dynamic, full of vitality. Hong Kong is one of the most important cities in the Far East and even in the world. The example of Hong Kong: What is it being built in Hong Kong? What is done in Hong Kong? We follow it with attention. Hong Kong as I told is successful story and is no strange to this success, the work and the achievement of the Hong Kong Urban Council.
We come here, as a brother, as Mr. Chairman told us, but we come here more like a small brother, minor brother in order to learn from you, your success and your achievements. We hope this visit will be one of many visits we have exchanged in our experiences, our problems and our anxieties sometimes in running the city where many things are in common. We are all city administrators afterall, we have some problems in Macau, which are very similar to Hong Kong. There are many problems, the question is of the scale and the size, so we believe we don't have much to teach you, to tell you, but we have some experience which may be in our smallness, in our familiarity with the Macau society and the community. We believe we have more to receive than to
Secretary, Urban Council, for the months of July and August 1990.
QUESTIONS
1. MR. DAVID FONG PUI-SHEUNG asked the following question (in Cantonese): —I know that small cockroaches often appear and crawl around on public vehicles and Yaumatei ferries. As the weather is very hot these days, germs spread very easily, making the environment unhygienic. This is also a nuisance to passengers. In this connection, I would like to ask if the Council has any measure to control or eradicate insects of this kind and to improve the situation so as to safeguard public health?
MR. CHAN TAK-CHOR, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, this question concerns the measures taken by the Council to prevent or eradicate infestation of cockroaches in public vehicles and ferries.
Pest control staff of the Department do not regularly inspect public vehicles and ferries for detection of cockroach infestation but will check them in response to complaints received.
If it is confirmed that a ferry is infested with cockroaches, the Council may, by virtue of section 47 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132), cause a notice to be served upon the owner of such vessel requiring him to cleanse the vessel and take steps to destroy and remove the cockroaches within a specified period of time. If the requirements are not complied with, the Council may
effect the disinfestation work and recover any expenses thereby incurred from the owner.
In the case of cockroach infestation in public vehicles, however, the Department can only advise the owner of such vehicles to carry out disinfestation work, as there is no legislative provision empowering the Council
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