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bugs too. As people felt guilty about throwing out rubbish indiscriminately, they put them into bags. The staring eyes that appeared in the advertisement was very effective. I think the Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign of those days was very successful.
To me, it seems that educating the public and advising them to keep our streets clean cannot attain prominent results. In view of the complicated structure of our population move in recent years, a review of the policy to emphasize the message of keeping Hong Kong clean will be necessary. Maybe we can make reference to the success of the seventies. I hope the relevant Select Committee will consider stepping up prosecution of litter bugs and introduce more stringent penalties.
(4) MS. CARLYE TSUI WAI-LING asked the following question (in Cantonese): Regarding the handling of market stall tenancy matters by the Provisional Urban Council, I have the following questions:
(a) If a stall tenant wishes to cancel his stall tenancy, how should he make an application?
(b) Is it possible for a stall tenant, for reasons of old age or on health grounds, to transfer his tenancy to another person including his assistants or partners?
(c) If a stall tenant dies, who is qualified to apply for succession of his market stall tenancy?
MR. IP Kwok-chung, CHAIRMAN OF THE MARKETS AND STREET TRADERS SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows (in Cantonese):—In response to the first part of the question about what a stall tenant should do to terminate his tenancy agreement, as market stall rental is payable on a quarterly basis, the tenant should give the Provisional Urban Council not less than one month notice in writing at the start of the next quarter, these being on the first day of January, April, July or October. On the determination of the tenancy agreement, the tenant must deliver vacant possession of the stall. In exchange, the Council will refund the tenant's deposit to him subject to any debt or liability by the tenant to the Council under the agreement. If the tenant fails to give the requisite one month's notice, he will forfeit his deposit.
As regards the second part of the question, under the present policies of the Council, a market stall tenancy is not transferable. A market stall tenancy cannot be transferred or sub-let to any other person including the tenant's assistant or partner due to old age or health reasons of the tenant. However, a tenant is not required to run a stall in person and may employ others to do so on his behalf.
As to the final part of the question about succession to a market stall upon the death of a tenant, the successor to his tenancy is his legal personal representative, the latter not necessarily being his immediate next-of-kin. A
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bugs too. As people felt guilty about throwing out rubbish indiscriminately, they put them into bags. The staring eyes that appeared in the advertisement was very effective. I think the Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign of those days was very successful.
To me, it seems that educating the public and advising them to keep our streets clean cannot attain prominent results. In view of the complicated structure of our population move in recent years, a review of the policy to emphasize the message of keeping Hong Kong clean will be necessary. Maybe we can make reference to the success of the seventies. I hope the relevant Select Committee will consider stepping up prosecution of litter bugs and introduce more stringent penalties.
(4) MS. CARLYE TSUI WAI-LING asked the following question (in Cantonese): Regarding the handling of market stall tenancy matters by the Provisional Urban Council, I have the following questions:
(a) If a stall tenant wishes to cancel his stall tenancy, how should he make an
application?
(b) Is it possible for a stall tenant, for reasons of old age or on health grounds. to transfer his tenancy to another person including his assistants or partners?
(c) If a stall tenant dies, who is qualified to apply for succession of his market
stall tenancy?
MR. IP Kwok-chung, ChairMAN OF THE Markets and Street TradeRS Select CommittEE replied as follows (in Cantonese):—In response to the first part of the question about what a stall tenant should do to terminate his tenancy agreement, as market stall rental is payable on a quarterly basis, the tenant should give the Provisional Urban Council not less than one month notice in writing at the start of the next quarter, these being on the first day of January, April, July or October. On the determination of the tenancy agreement, the tenant must deliver vacant possession of the stall. In exchange, the Council will refund the tenant's deposit to him subject to any debt or liability by the tenant to the Council under the agreement. If the tenant fails to give the requisite one month's notice, he will forfeit his deposit.
As regards the second part of the question, under the present policies of the Council, a market stall tenancy is not transferable. A market stall tenancy cannot be transferred or sub-let to any other person including the tenant's assistant or partner due to old age or health reasons of the tenant. However, a tenant is not required to run a stall in person and may employ others to do so on his behalf.
As to the final part of the question about succession to a market stall upon the death of a tenant, the successor to his tenancy is his legal personal representative, the latter not necessarily being his immediate next-of-kin. A
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