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(a) retrospective payment of staff salaries for implementation of the recommendations contained in the Standing Commission Report No. 26 which covered a period of 18 months from October 1989; and
(b) payments for capital equipment which were ordered, committed and/or delivered.
Both of which will now come into this year's accounts. The Council's reserves stood at $585 million as at 31 March 1991 equivalent to (only) about 8 weeks' expenditure.
Looking ahead, our financial position is however now quite healthy. As most Members will recall, a Joint Working Party comprising both Council and Government representatives was convened. Following successful negotiations, a new financial package was formulated which will ensure the Council's financial security over the next triennium, to enable the Council to continue and, indeed improve on, the standard of services and facilities provided for urban dwellers.
Mr. Chairman, with these words, I have much pleasure in seconding the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
2. THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL moved the following motion:-
'RESOLVED that the Urban Council Annual Report 1991 be approved.'
He said (in English): Copies of the Urban Council's 1991 Annual Report are tabled at this meeting today.
Owing to the fact that the last Municipal Council Elections took place on 5 May, the 1990-91 Council Year was extended by two months, ending on 31 May. Subsequently, the date of publication of the Annual Report was re-scheduled to include new members of the Council, both appointed and elected.
As was the case with previous annual reports, the latest report provides a concise account of the Council's many diverse services, activities and facilities. It also contains more than 250 vivid and exciting colour photographs and charts.
Apart from a foreword by the UC Chairman for 1990-91, Mr. Gerry FORSGATE, the 196-page report summarises the Council's work in the same year in five chapters, namely 'Introduction', 'Public Health', 'Recreation and Sport', 'Culture and the Arts' and 'Administration and Planning'.
Members will be pleased to learn that the price of this year's Report remains at $20.
I now move the motion for the adoption of the Urban Council Annual Report 1991.
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MRS. ELEANOR C. M. LING, CHAIRMAN OF THE ADMINISTRATION SELECT COMMITTEE, Seconded the motion:—
She said (in English):-The front cover of the Urban Council 1991 Annual Report features a photograph of the Council's fleet of refuse collection vehicles. The cover photograph is a fitting illustration of the Council's incessant efforts to further improve the refuse collection service in the urban areas of the territory.
Indeed, the refuse collection service is becoming more complicated. The amount of refuse collected by our Department, be it domestic or industrial waste, is increasing—a sign of our increasing affluence, and it is appropriate for the Council to put more emphasis on this activity which so closely affects the life of residents here.
To underline this, this year's Annual Report highlights the Council's work in Public Health in the first chapter—a small departure from previous years when the focus was on Recreation and Sports or Culture.
Having said this however, the sequence of the chapters of the Annual Report is by no means an indication of the priorities set by the Council, which places emphasis on all matters which enrich the quality of life in Hong Kong.
Other important Council events and achievements in the fields of Recreation, Culture and Entertainment, as well as Museum and Library services are given due prominence in this report. Notably among them were the dedication of the Hong Kong Science Museum by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and the opening of the Hong Kong Park.
The Annual Report is a useful and comprehensive source of information for all of us who are interested in the Council's multifarious services and responsibilities. Particularly useful are the 'Do You Know' columns which provide readers with important statistics and facts at a glance.
We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of hardworking officers who served the Council so well in 1990–91—another year marked by so many important events.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Council's Secretariat and the Director and staff of the Urban Services Department for a job well done during the period under review. I would also commend the Annual Report's editorial team for the excellent job in this production.
With these remarks, Mr. Chairman, I second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
3. MR. MARVIN K. T. CHEUNG, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:
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(a) retrospective payment of staff salaries for implementation of the recommendations contained in the Standing Commission Report No. 26 which covered a period of 18 months from October 1989; and
(b) payments for capital equipment which were ordered, committed and/or
delivered.
Both of which will now come into this year's accounts. The Council's reserves stood at $585 million as at 31 March 1991 equivalent to (only) about 8 weeks' expenditure.
Looking ahead, our financial position is however now quite healthy. As most Members will recall, a Joint Working Party comprising both Council and Government representatives was convened. Following successful negotiations, a new financial package was formulated which will ensure the Council's financial security over the next triennium, to enable the Council to continue and, indeed improve on, the standard of services and facilities provided for urban dwellers.
Mr. Chairman, with these words, I have much pleasure in seconding the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
2. THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL moved the following motion:-
'RESOLVED that the Urban Council Annual Report 1991 be approved.'
He said (in English): Copies of the Urban Council's 1991 Annual Report are tabled at this meeting today.
Owing to the fact that the last Municipal Council Elections took place on 5 May, the 1990-91 Council Year was extended by two months, ending on 31 May. Subsequently, the date of publication of the Annual Report was re-scheduled to include new members of the Council, both appointed and elected.
As was the case with previous annual reports, the latest report provides a concise account of the Council's many diverse services, activities and facilities. It also contains more than 250 vivid and exciting colour photographs and charts.
Apart from a foreword by the UC Chairman for 1990-91, Mr. Gerry FORSGATE, the 196-page report summarises the Council's work in the same year in five chapters, namely 'Introduction', 'Public Health', 'Recreation and Sport', 'Culture and the Arts' and 'Administration and Planning'.
Members will be pleased to learn that the price of this year's Report remains at $20.
I now move the motion for the adoption of the Urban Council Annual Report 1991.
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MRS. ELEANOR C. M. LING, CHAIRMAN OF THE ADMINISTRATION SELECT COMMITTEE, Seconded the motion:—
She said (in English):-The front cover of the Urban Council 1991 Annual Report features a photograph of the Council's fleet of refuse collection vehicles. The cover photograph is a fitting illustration of the Council's incessant efforts to further improve the refuse collection service in the urban areas of the territory.
Indeed, the refuse collection service is becoming more complicated. The amount of refuse collected by our Department, be it domestic or industrial waste, is increasing a sign of our increasing affluence, and it is appropriate for the Council to put more emphasis on this activity which so closely affects the life of residents here.
To underline this, this year's Annual Report highlights the Council's work in Public Health in the first chapter-a small departure from previous years when the focus was on Recreation and Sports or Culture.
Having said this however, the sequence of the chapters of the Annual Report is by no means an indication of the priorities set by the Council, which places emphasis on all matters which enrich the quality of life in Hong Kong.
Other important Council events and achievements in the fields of Recreation, Culture and Entertainment, as well as Museum and Library services are given due prominence in this report. Notably among them were the dedication of the Hong Kong Science Museum by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and the opening of the Hong Kong Park.
The Annual Report is a useful and comprehensive source of information for all of us who are interested in the Council's multifarious services and responsibilities. Particularly useful are the 'Do You Know' columns which provide readers with important statistics and facts at a glance.
We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of hardworking officers who served the Council so well in 1990–91—another year marked by so many important events.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Council's Secretariat and the Director and staff of the Urban Services Department for a job well done during the period under review. I would also commend the Annual Report's editorial team for the excellent job in this production.
With these remarks, Mr. Chairman, I second the motion.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
3. MR. MARVIN K. T. CHEUNG, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE, moved the following motion:
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