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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1978
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD +NOW SOLIDLY ESTABLISHED+
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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HAD QUICKLY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR GOVERNMENT-COMMUNITY INTERACTION IN THE DISTRICT, THE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, MR. JAMES HAYES SAID THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.
POINTING OUT THAT THE BOARD WAS NOW SOLIDLY ESTABLISHED+ AFTER ITS INAUGURATION A YEAR AGO, HE SAID IT HAD GENERATED +MUCH USEFUL WORK+ DURING NINE FULL SESSION AND 36 SUB-COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
MR. HAYES, BOARD CHAIRMAN, WAS SPEAKING AT A YEAR-END DINNER PARTY HOSTED BY UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBERS. HE NOMINATED THE FORTH- COMING TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE STAGED IN THE DISTRICT FROM JANUARY 1-14 AS THE BOARD'S MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT.
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THE ORGANISATION OF THE FESTIVAL, HE SAID, SHOWED HOW FAR TALENTED PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WITH THE LEADERSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THE BOARD, COULD GO IN PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES FOR THE IR FELLOW RESIDENTS.
MR. HAYES SAID THE BOARD HAD GIVEN HIM MUCH ASSISTANCE IN HIS JOB AS TOWN MANAGER, PARTICULARLY WITH THE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE LARGE-SCALE CLEARANCE PROGRAMME IN TSUEN WAN.
+ BUT I AM CONSCIOUS THAT THIS SUPPORT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORTHCOMING IF BOARD MEMBERS HAD NOT BEEN SATISFIED THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WAS DOING ITS BEST TO BE FLEXIBLE AND WAS ACTIVE IN OBTAINING CHANGES IN POLICY AND INCREASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHERE THIS ACTION WAS CLEARLY REQUIRED.+
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