FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1977
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TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEETS
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THE NEWLY-CREATED TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD TODAY HELD ITS FIRST MEETING AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE.
IT WAS THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF INAUGURAL MEETINGS OF THE SEVEN NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS SET UP LATE LAST MONTH. THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HELD ITS FIRST MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK.
BEFORE TODAY'S MEETING STARTED THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, ADDRESSED THE BOARD UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. PETER NG.
AT THE MEETING MR. NG WELCOMED THE MEMBERS AND OUTLINED THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD.
HE SAID, +IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF OUTSIDERS LIVING HERE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO INVOLVE MORE CLOSELY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN,+
MR. NG SAID THE ADVICE TO BE OBTAINED FROM UNOFFICIAL MEMB WOULD REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELDS OF SPORTS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL PROMOTION.
+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH THEIR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE NEW TOWN A MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE IN, HE ADDED.
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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD COMPRISES EIGHT UNOFFICIAL MEMBRERS DRAWN FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THEY ARE MR. CHAN YAT-SUN, CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK- MR. LAU WONG- FAT, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE MISS MARY-LOUISE BEYNS, SOCIAL WORKER- MR. CHEUNG KAM-HUNG, A MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MR. CHOW MAN-PING, SCHOOL HEADMASTER- MR. LAU CHI-YUEN, A MANUFACTURER MR. LEUNG KUEN, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE AND MR. TANG TUNG-CHIU, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
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