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only be used as storage spaces for huge refrigerators. All these are management problems. There is inadequacy in market management on the part of U.S.D.. So please do not try to handle this crisis by way of instrumentalism. When market problems arise, we have to rectify them and have better management. We should solve the personnel problem. Solving the personnel problem is more important than dealing with structures and designs. Sure eventually we must have good structures but the biggest problem in our markets, now is bureaucracy.
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):—As the mover of the motion, may I briefly respond to Members who have spoken in support of my motion. Members have mentioned points about management, maintenance, philosophies that should be adopted in market design and ancillary facilities. I agree that all these points should be covered in our consideration. However, today's motion is on the design and layout of U.C. markets, so actually we are focusing our discussion on the hardware of the market. As for softwares such as management, maintenance and effective-operation, they are not within the ambit of today's motion. Anyway, I welcome Members' suggestions and I think all these points should also be considered in the future.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
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MR. CHAN CHOI-HI moved the following motion:—
‘RESOLVED that the Urban Council formulates a policy and time-table to change by phases the diesel vehicles in the vehicle fleet of the Council into vehicles using more environmentally friendly fuel, by conversion of the existing vehicles and/or acquisition of new vehicles, in order that the impact on the environment is minimised.'
He said (in Cantonese);—I do not intend to read out my speech word by word. The gist of my speech is to urge:
'The Urban Council to formulate a policy and time-table to change by phases the diesel vehicles in the vehicle fleet of the Council into vehicles using more environmentally friendly fuel, by conversion of the existing vehicles and/or acquisition of new vehicles, in order that the impact on the environment is minimised.'
We have 717 vehicles in our fleet; 70%, that is, about 500, of these vehicles run on diesel, and the remaining 30% run on petrol. These 70% large vehicles frequently run on the street and most members of the public have seen them. As the Urban Council is responsible for the operation within the urban areas, therefore U.C. vehicles are often seen by the public. I once saw an orange-coloured vehicle emitting black fumes on the road. At that moment I thought it was one of the other vehicles, but then I saw the Urban Council logo on it. In the vehicle fleet of the
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only be used as storage spaces for huge refrigerators. All these are management problems. There is inadequacy in market management on the part of U.S.D.. So please do not try to handle this crisis by way of instrumentalism. When market problems arise, we have to rectify them and have better management. We should solve the personnel problem. Solving the personnel problem is more important than dealing with structures and designs. Sure eventually we must have good structures but the biggest problem in our markets, now is bureaucracy.
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):—As the mover of the motion, may I briefly respond to Members who have spoken in support of my motion. Members have mentioned points about management, maintenance, philosophies that should be adopted in market design and ancillary facilities. I agree that all these points should be covered in our consideration. However, today's motion is on the design and layout' of U.C. markets, so actually we are focusing our discussion on the hardware of the market. As for softwares such as management, maintenance and effective-operation, they are not within the ambit of today's motion. Anyway, I welcome Members' suggestions and I think all these points should also be considered in the future.
The question was put.
The motion was carried unanimously.
6.
MR. CHAN CHOI-HI moved the following motion:—
‘RESOLVED that the Urban Council formulates a policy and time-table to change by phases the diesel vehicles in the vehicle fleet of the Council into vehicles using more environmentally friendly fuel, by conversion of the existing vehicles and/or acquisition of new vehicles, in order that the impact on the environment is minimised.'
He said (in Cantonese);—I do not intend to read out my speech word by word. The gist of my speech is to urge:
'The Urban Council to formulate a policy and time-table to change by phases the diesel vehicles in the vehicle fleet of the Council into vehicles using more environmentally friendly fuel, by conversion of the existing vehicles and/or acquisition of new vehicles, in order that the impact on the environment is minimised.'
We have 717 vehicles in our fleet; 70%, that is, about 500, of these vehicles run on diesel, and the remaining 30% run on petrol. These 70% large vehicles frequently run on the street and most members of the public have seen them. As the Urban Council is responsible for the operation within the urban areas, therefore U.C. vehicles are often seen by the public. I once saw an orange-coloured vehicle emitting black fumes on the road. At that moment I thought it was one of the other vehicles, but then I saw the Urban Council logo on it. In the vehicle fleet of the
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