The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon. These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services Department. Later, the equivalent body for the New Territories was the Regional Council.
Urban Council
The Urban Council ran numerous public services including public libraries. Shown here is the logo of the Urban Council Public Library Reading Programme, a reading programme in the 1990s which provided gifts as incentives for children to read, based on the number of books they borrowed and read.
The Hong Kong Park was jointly built by the Urban Council and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club
Mong Kok Stadium
Regional Council (Hong Kong)
The Regional Council was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services in the New Territories. Its services were provided by the Regional Services Department, the executive arm of the Regional Council. Its headquarters were located near Sha Tin station.
Regional Council (Hong Kong)