Page 602 of 654
Page 602 of 654
002 of 654
592
HONG KONG PROVISIONAL URBAN COUNCIL
MR. PAO PING-WING (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, last Sunday several colleagues expressed their views on the motion and the amended one in detail. Mr. Albert LAI had presented the principles of his views while Mr. Eric WONG had clearly described the restrictions on implementation.
Mr. Chairman, I will not repeat in detail here the many points which I agree with them. All I want to point out is that I support the original motion because it recommends an examination of the matter rather than formulation of the policy. However, I must stress that my support of the original motion does not necessarily mean that I agree that advertisements can be placed on any external facade. In other words, there are in fact many details of implementation which are extremely important. Mr. Chairman, I would therefore suggest that if the motion is carried today, the scope of future examination should not be limited to details of implementation. Matters of principle should also be covered, such as the problem of image mentioned by Mr. Albert LAI and so forth. I consider that future examination should cover both matters of principle and restrictions on implementation. I support the original motion.
Mr. Tim S. Manuel Chan (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, I speak mainly because I find what a colleague just said intolerable.
There are some people who are simply behind the times and are reactionary to changes. It is general knowledge that advertisements are by no means so shameful as he described. To a certain extent, it is through some kind of information or advertisement that people, be they the advertisers or the recipients, get to know a certain product, not to mention that all the Members here today are probably introduced to what they are wearing, in and out, through advertisements. General knowledge therefore tells me that the effect of advertisements is by no means so terrible as to mar one's image. The Hong Kong Stadium too is one of the Council's venues. The only difference is that it is managed by a management company, that is, the manager is different. Advertisements are placed there and I don't see at all how these advertisements have damaged the images of the Council or the Stadium. On the contrary, they have brought proceeds and given us the impression that actually a lot of organizations support the idea of placing advertisements in these venues because of the large number of spectators. I therefore strongly support the motion, though I consider that for different advertisements and different places, locations outside the venues are more appropriate than those inside. Specific arrangements should be studied in depth when the proposal is implemented.
Mr. Chairman, with these remarks, I support these two motions which are in fact the same, as Mr. Eric WONG said.
Mr. Chan Choi-Hi (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, the issue of increasing revenue and cutting down expenditure was also discussed at the meetings of our Working Group. In fact, the motions put forth by Mr. CHIANG and
Page 602 of 654
Page 602 of 654
Page 603 of 654
Page 602 of 654
Page 602 of 654
002 of 654
592
HONG KONG PROVISIONAL URBAN COUNCIL
MR. PAO PING-WING (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, last Sunday severa colleagues expressed their views on the motion and the amended one in detail Mr. Albert Lat had presented the principles of his views while Mr. Eric WONG had clearly described the restrictions on implementation.
Mr. Chairman, I will not repeat in detail here the many points which I agree with them. All I want to point out is that I support the original motion because it recommends an examination of the matter rather than formulation of the policy. However, I must stress that my support of the original motion does not necessarily mean that I agree that advertisements can be placed on any external facade. In other words, there are in fact many details of implementation which are extremely important. Mr. Chairman, I would therefore suggest that if the motion is carried today, the scope of future examination should not be limited to details of implementation. Matters of principle should also be covered, such as the problem of image mentioned by Mr. Albert LAI and so forth. I consider that future examination should cover both matters of principle and restrictions on implementation. I support the original motion.
Mr. Tim S. Manuel Chan (in Cantonese):—-Mr. Chairman, I speak mainly because I find what a colleague just said intolerable.
There are some people who are simply behind the times and are reactionary to changes. It is general knowledge that advertisements are by no means so shameful as he described. To a certain extent, it is through some kind of information or advertisement that people, be they the advertisers or the recipients, get to know a certain product, not to mention that all the Members here today are probably introduced to what they are wearing, in and out, through advertisements. General knowledge therefore tells me that the effect of advertisements is by no means so terrible as to mar one's image. The Hong Kong Stadium too is one of the Council's venues. The only difference is that it is managed by a management company, that is, the manager is different. Advertisements are placed there and I don't see at all how these advertisements have damaged the images of the Council or the Stadium. On the contrary, they have brought proceeds and given us the impression that actually a lot of organizations support the idea of placing advertisements in these venues because of the large number of spectators. I therefore strongly support the motion, though I consider that for different advertisements and different places, locations outside the venues are more appropriate than those inside. Specific arrangements should be studied in depth when the proposal is implemented.
Mr. Chairman, with these remarks, I support these two motions which are in fact the same, as Mr. Eric WONG said.
Mr. Chan Choi-Hi (in Cantonese);—Mr. Chairman, the issue of increasing revenue and cutting down expenditure was also discussed at the meetings of our Working Group. In fact, the motions put forth by Mr. CHIANG and
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.