Symbol of the Urban Council from its inception in the 1960s until its abolishment in 1999.

The Urban Council (市政局, UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the Urban Services Department. Image File history File links self-drawn File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Hong Kong ... Image File history File links self-drawn File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Hong Kong ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Hong Kong Island (香港島, colloquially the Island side) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory, Victoria City, was founded. ... Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ... New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Tates Cairn and Kowloon Peak. ... Urban Services Department (市政總署) was a government department in Hong Kong. ...

History

Map of Regional Council (Green) and Urban Council (Pink) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The Urban Council was first established as the Sanitary Board in 1883. In 1887, a system of partial elections was established, allowing selected individuals to vote for members on the board. The council gained its name in 1936; and became an elected body comprised of representatives from different sectors. It became a fully elected body with members from constituencies and district boards in the early 1980s. After the transfer of sovereignty in 1997, the name was changed to Provisional Urban Council, comprised of members of the pre-handover UrbCo, and new members appointed by the Chief Executive. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1454x1083, 156 KB) Summary Map of regional council and urban council Made by Henry Li Derived from the work of Jerry Crimson Mann Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Urban Council Regional Council ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1454x1083, 156 KB) Summary Map of regional council and urban council Made by Henry Li Derived from the work of Jerry Crimson Mann Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Urban Council Regional Council ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The District Councils (區議會 and formerly District Boards) are district organizations in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... In 1982, the governments of the United Kingdom and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) initiated talks regarding the sovereignty of Hong Kong, which led to the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區行政長官 pinyin (forMandarin Chinese pronounciation): Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Xíngzhèng Zhangguān) is the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China, and represents the Region. ...

Demise

The elected body,together with the Provisional Regional Council (its equivalent in the New Territories), was dissolved on 31 December 1999 under the then-Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's plan to streamline and centralise municipal services as part of his government's policy reforms. Map of Regional Council (Green) and Urban Council (Pink) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region The Regional Council (區域市政局, RegCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services in the New Territories (excluding New Kowloon). ... The New Territories (Chinese: 新界, Pinyin: Xīnjiè) is the area of land in Hong Kong, north of the Kowloon peninsula, south of Shenzhen He / Shum Chun River (深圳河) and Hong Kongs outlying islands (including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau), leased from Qing China to Britain in... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區行政長官 pinyin (forMandarin Chinese pronounciation): Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Xíngzhèng Zhangguān) is the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China, and represents the Region. ... Tung Chee Hwa Tung Chee Hwa (Traditional Chinese: 董建華; Simplified Chinese: 董建华; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: dung2 gin3 waa4; Mandarin Pinyin: Dǒng Jiànhuá) (born July 7, 1937, or the 29th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar in Shanghai, China) was the first elected Chief Executive (July 1, 1997...

The functions of the two councils was replaced by two newly-established government departments, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Chinese: 康樂及文化事務署) , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

External Links

• Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
• Leisure and Cultural Services Department