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centralized management of existing hawkers, licensed and unlicensed ones alike. In placing them on one single site, centralized management would be facilitated, which in turn would rationalize the deployment of resources and various facilities. Through the Working Group on Itinerant Hawker Licence, I visited nine District Boards and solicited their views. There were some District Boards which did suggest that the organization of flea markets should be the direction to be followed by the Council while all of them explicitly expressed that no matter how the Council implemented the policy on hawkers, it was their wish that systematic and scientific management be ensured. At present, with illegal as well as licensed hawkers scattering all over Hong Kong, management is by no means easy. I believe that the manpower requirement is quite great and definitely greater than that for the management of just a couple of centralized flea markets.
The next point is about site selection. I consider that consideration of the following basic conditions is required:
1. A site which itself is a tourist spot would be more desirable;
2. The site should be easily accessible in terms of transport, which should match the operation of the flea market; and
3. The availability of the site, that is, should it open every day or only on certain days of a week?
A site which meets the above three conditions would have the greatest chance of being selected.
Mr. CHIANG Sai-cheong identified a site and I consider that as long as compatible administrative measures are ensured, the site is worth consideration. Apart from this one, Members also suggested that the old airport runway, or even the waterfront park in Tsimshatsui, were also appropriate sites. These proposed sites are themselves tourist spots. We know that the idea of flea markets is feasible, as illustrated by many examples both in Hong Kong and abroad. Everyone can make it, except the USD.
Accordingly, the third point I wish to point out is how the Department's attitude should be handled. I no longer prefer to allow the Department a free hand in considering the idea. Mr. CHAN Choi-hi brought up the proposal as early as four months ago. The Department has considered the idea for four months without coming up with any solution. The unoccupied site next to the Tamar base, which was most likely to be selected, has now been secured by another organization as a flea market. I support the idea but our role might eventually be one supporting the Tourist Association in setting up the flea market.
I suggest that the issue be followed up on directly by the Standing Committee. A timetable should be fixed and the Department be asked to compile a report on the administrative proposals in respect of the several sites identified so as to get the work started. As for the issue of site selection, we
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centralized management of existing hawkers, licensed and unlicensed ones alike. In placing them on one single site, centralized management would be facilitated, which in turn would rationalize the deployment of resources and various facilities. Through the Working Group on Itinerant Hawker Licence, I visited nine District Boards and solicited their views. There were some District Boards which did suggest that the organization of flea markets should be the direction to be followed by the Council while all of them explicitly expressed that no matter how the Council implemented the policy on hawkers, it was their wish that systematic and scientific management be ensured. At present, with illegal as well as licensed hawkers scattering all over Hong Kong, management is by no means easy. I believe that the manpower requirement is quite great and definitely greater than that for the management of just a couple of centralized flea markets.
The next point is about site selection. I consider that consideration of the following basic conditions is required:
1.
A site which itself is a tourist spot would be more desirable;
2.
3.
The site should be casily accessible in terms of transport, which should match the operation of the flea market; and
The availability of the site, that is, should it open every day or only on certain days of a week?
A site which meets the above three conditions would have the greatest chance of being selected.
Mr. CHIANG Sai-cheong identified a site and I consider that as long as compatible administrative measures are ensured, the site is worth consideration. Apart from this one, Members also suggested that the old airport runway, or even the waterfront park in Tsimshatsui. were also appropriate sites. These proposed sites are themselves tourist spots. We know that the idea of flea markets is feasible, as illustrated by many examples both in Hong Kong and abroad. Everyone can make it, except the USD.
Accordingly, the third point I wish to point out is how the Department's attitude should be handled. I no longer prefer to allow the Department a free hand in considering the idea. Mr. CHAN Choi-hi brought up the proposal as early as four months ago. The Department has considered the idea for four months without coming up with any solution. The unoccupied site next to the Tamar base, which was most likely to be selected, has now been secured by another organization as a flea market. I support the idea but our role might eventually be one supporting the Tourist Association in setting up the flea
market.
I suggest that the issue be followed up on directly by the Standing Committee. A timetable should be fixed and the Department be asked to compile a report on the administrative proposals in respect of the several sites identified so as to get the work started. As for the issue of site selection, we
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