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its inception in the 1960s until its abolishment in 1999. The Urban Council (?????????, UrbCo) was a Municipality| 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:Hk_map_uc_lc.png|thumb|300px|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 constituency|constituencies and district council of Hong Kong|district boards in the early 1980s. After the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong|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 of Hong Kong|Chief Executive. 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 of Hong Kong|Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's plan to streamline and centralise municipal services as part of his government's policy reforms. 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.
category:Politics of Hong Kong category:History of Hong Kong zh:????????? This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Urban Council".
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