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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1977
GROWTH OF COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN TSUEN WAN
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RURAL COMMITTEES IN TSUEN WAN HAVE FOR LONG BEEN PLAYING A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAST-GROWING NEW TOWN.
IN RECENT YEARS, NEW COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS HAVE SPRUNG UP IN THE DISTRICT TO DEAL WITH SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE RURAL COMMITTEES.
THESE ORGANISATIONS, LIKE THE RURAL COMMITTEES, PROVIDE USEFUL VENUES THROUGH WHICH THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH MORE CONTACTS AND INVOLVE MORE RESIDENTS IN GETTING AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEMS.
THEY INCLUDE THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES (ADVISORY) COMMITTEE, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES, FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND CULTURAL AND RECREATION ASSOCIATIONS AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
WITH HEAVY LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION, THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND AMENITY FACILITIES, THE MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND CRIME PREVENTION.
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+THESE ORGANISATIONS DID NOT JUST SPRING UP AT RANDOM BUT WERE, LIKE THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE SYSTEM FOR URBAN AREAS, A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE SOCIAL SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF HIGH-DENSITY LIVING, INDUSTRIALISATION AND IDEAS FROM THE WORLD OUTSIDE HONG KONG, THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER (TOWN MAMAGEMENT), MR. DAVID TSUI, SAID.
MR. TSUI POINTED OUT THAT THE IR FORMATION WAS NOT TO REPLACE THE RURAL COMMITTEES WHICH CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE IN THEIR PARTICULAR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY, BUT TO DEAL WITH THE EXISTENCE OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS OUTSIDE THE IR SCOPE.
IN ADDITION, IT HELPS TO ENCOURAGE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN THE NEW TOWN AND PROMOTE THE RAPID GROWTH OF A LOCAL IDENTITY, + KE SA ID.
THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES (ADVISORY) COMMITTEE WAS SET UP IN MARCH LAST YEAR, IN WHICH LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES SAT IN MAJORITY AND DISCUSSED WITH OFFICIAL MEMBERS ABOUT THE RECREATION AND AMENITY NEEDS OF THE NEW TOWN AS A WHOLE.
THEIR WORK INCLUDED ADVISING ON THE CONTENT AND LAYOUT OF PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND SITTING-OUT AREAS, SPONSORING A SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THE OLDER TOWN SQUARES IN CENTRAL TSUEN WAN, AND PUTTING FORWARD SUGGESTIONS ON THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE 19.2 MILLION MULTI-PURPOSE AUDITOR JUM FOR TSUEN WAN.
/THE MUTUAL AID