Policy Address

Municipal Services

246.         Many public markets are in prime locations, but their management mode and facilities are outdated.  The Government is actively following up on improvement works in several public markets to enhance their competitiveness.  It will also formulate plans to improve, alter the use of or vacate individual public markets and cooked food centres. 

247.         Our society has been beset with problems relating to the supply and management of columbaria for years.  The Government has secured the support of DCs for the proposed provision of about 450 000 new niches.  It will continue to consult the DCs on new projects to secure the supply of public niches for the next 15 years.  The Government will endeavour to promote green burials in the long run.  On the management front, it is rendering full support to the Bills Committee in the scrutiny of the Private Columbaria Bill, with the aim of passing the bill within the current legislative year to facilitate early implementation of a licensing scheme. 

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