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Tuesday, February 20, 1973
CIVILIAN INFORMATION TEAMS BRING NEWS TO VILLAGERS
Almost every day after office hours, two government teams
set out by landrovers for the more remote villages in the New Territories.
Villagers
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young and old alike are all smiles when they see
them. They know they can look forward to an evening of entertainment.
These teams are from the Civilian Information Team, a unit
operated by the Government Information Services in conjunction with the
New Territories Administration. They were set up in June 1971 and have
been operating continuously since then.
The main function of the C.I.T. is to bring news and entertainment
to New Territories villagers directly by means of film shows, slides,
tape recordings and reading material of special interest to them.
In addition, the teams supplement the liaison work of the New
Territories Administration, the Police and the Army.
The areas which the teams visit are mainly those which do not
enjoy regular access to news through the visual and printed media.
A spokesman of the C.I.T. said today: "Villagers in these
areas seldom leave the place where they live. They have either little
or no opportunity to visit the cinemas and are chosen for visits because
television reception is poor in their homes."
"To help them, we often install a communal television set
where better reception is possible," he said.
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