THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1980
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BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE IN TSUEN WAN
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TSUEN WAN'S SIZE AND EVER-GROWING POPULATION MAKE IT VERY IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMES TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES.
TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER, DR JAMES HAYES SAID THIS TODAY AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE THIRD TERM TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION.
+THE ASSOCIATION PLAYS A LEADING PART IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK, AND THE COMMITTEES PROMOTING DRAMA, MUSIC, DANCE AND CULTURE HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY WITH LOCAL BODIES AND SPONSORS TO PROVIDE À CONTINUALLY, IMPROVING RANGE OF PROGRAMMES, DR HAYES SAID.
ONE MILESTONE ALONG THE WAY WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD IN NOVEMBER, 1977.
+THESE BODIES WERE PROVIDED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS IN ORDER TO ASSIST ORGANISATIONS LIKE YOURS TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL,+ HE SAID.
ANOTHER MILESTONE WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL. THE FIRST AND SECOND FESTIVALS WERE HELD IN 1978 AND 1979 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR CHAN PO-FONG, THE ASSOCIATION'S OUTGOING CHAIRMAN, AND THE EVENT WOULD PROCEED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
DR HAYES SAID ANOTHER SIGNPOST TO PROGRESS WAS THE BUILDING OF THE TOWN HALL WHICH DURING ITS CONSTRUCTION +ACTED AS A STIMULUS TO OUR EFFORT AND WHICH NOW AFTER COMPLETION PROVIDED HIGHLY SUITABLE PREMISES FOR OUR ACTIVITIES+,
HE SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT UNDER ITS NEW CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN LAU-FONG, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MANY OF WHOM HAD BEEN ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION SINCE ITS FORMATION, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS ACTIVITIES TO BETTER SERVE THE LOCAL PUBLIC.
HE ASSURED THE COMMITTEE THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WERE ALWAYS ANXIOUS TO ASSIST IN SOLVING PROBLEMS, WHETHER OF A SHORT OR LONG TERM NATURE.
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