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Mr. Cater went on to thank Kaifong members for their enthusiastic
and active support of the Clean Hong Kong and Fight Violent Crime campaigns
particularly for the leading role they had played in arousing "community
involvement" through the establishment of a network of City District and
Area Committees.
The work of these Area Committees, he said, was very much in the
spirit of good neighbourliness that had inspired the birth of the Kaifong
movement, and "without the vital contribution of many of your leaders and
members, the campaigns would not have succeeded as they have done."
He referred to the Kaifong movement as an excellent example of how
a traditional form of social organisation could be reorganised and revitalised
to meet the needs of a very different society, and felt sure that their
close links with the government would continue and strengthen in future.
Note to Editors:
Copies of the full text of Mr. Cater's speech
are distributed separately in the GIS press boxes.
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