WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1977
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YUEN LONG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HOLDS FIRST MEETING
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COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ARE TO BE DRAWN UP FOR 1978-79 ON CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ON MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND LOCAL PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS IN THE YUEN LONG MARKET
TOWN.
AT ITS FIRST MEETING TODAY, THE NEWLY-CREATED YUEN LONG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD SET UP TWO SUB-COMMITTEES CHARGED WITH THE TASK OF FORMULATING THE PLANS.
THE PLANS WILL FORM THE BASIS OF WORK FOR THE BOARD DURING THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR.
DURING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, THE TWO SUB-COMMITTEES WILL WORK ON AN INFORMAL BASIS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. MICHAEL CARTLAND, WHO IS THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, SAID: THE PLANS WILL THEN BE PUT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION AND ENDORSEMENT IN MARCH AS WELL AS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.+
THEREAFTER, MR. CARTLAND SAID, THE BOARD WILL MEET REGULARLY TO MONITOR PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS PROGRAMMES AND TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATING TO YET ANOTHER MAIN ITEM OF INTEREST - THE PUBLIC WORK PROGRAMME.
AT THE MEETING, THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO LOOKED AT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR YUEN LONG TOWN.
SITTING ON THE BOARD WERE 15 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS REPRESENTING A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
EARLIER TODAY, THE TAI PC DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD ALSO CONVENED ITS FIRST MEETING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY.
MR. -OXLEY BRIEFED THE MEMBERS ON THE DISTRICT'S LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRESS AND SAID A LARGE NUMBER OF WORK ITEMS COSTING THE GOVERNMENT A TOTAL OF ABOUT $284,000 HAD BEEN COMPLETED SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR.
FURTHER ITEMS, INCLUDING REPAIRS TO TRACKS, BUILDING MOTORABLE BRIDGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER SUPPLY IN REMOTE VILLAGES, ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR BEGINS, HE SAID.
TODAY'S TWO MEETINGS COMPLETED THE SERIES OF INAUGURAL MEETINGS FOR THE SEVEN NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS SINCE THE IR ESTABLISHMENTS WERE GAZETTED LATE LAST MONTH.
BOTH MEETINGS WERE ATTENDED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WHO BRIEFLY ADDRESSED THE MEMBERS.