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MEVCILA
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF YUEN LONG TOWN HALL CELEBRATED
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YUEN LONG TOWN HALL WAS DESCRIBED TODAY AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WAS SPEAKING AT THE START OF CELEBRATIONS TO MARK THE TOWN HALL'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY.
HE SAID IT HAD BEEN BUILT BY A GRANT FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND THROUGH THE INITIATIVE OF MANY PUBLIC SPIRITED PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
+AFTER IT WAS BUILT THEY CONTINUED TO GIVE THEIR ATTENTION TIME AND MONEY TO MANAGE AND DEVELOP IT INTO A LIVELY CENTRE OF ACTIVITY,+ MR AKERS-JONES SAID.
HE SAID DEMAND FOR CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WAS STEADILY INCREASING, AND THERE WAS A NEED TO DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO MEET THIS NEED.
HERE IN YUEN LONG, A WELL EQUIPPED, AIR-CONDITIONED AUDITORIUM, THE CHIU LUT SAU HALL, WILL VERY SOON BE COMMISSIONED- IMPROVEMENT WORK ON YUEN LONG STADIUM AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SWIMMING COMPLEX ARE ALSO WELL UNDER WAY, HE SAID.
+BUT, FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE THE FACILITIES IS ONLY A START. WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT THE PEOPLE OF YUEN LONG SHOULD DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE WAY THE TOWN HALL HAS DEVELOPED, TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE, AND MAKE GOOD USE OF THESE FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL, HE ADDED.
MR AKERS-JONES CONGRATULATED THE CHAIRMAN, MR STEPHEN CHIU, AND MEMBERS OF THE TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE IR DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP, ENTHUSIASM AND EFFORT IN MAKING THE TOWN HALL A SUCCESS.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE INCLUDES LOCAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, RURAL COMMITTEE LEADERS AND PROMINENT RECREATIONAL, SPORTING, CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL FIGURES.
MR AKERS-JONES- THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR K.K. FUNG, ARE HONORARY MEMBERS.
OVER THE PAST DECADE THE TOWN HALL HAS ORGANISED A VARIETY OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.
IT HAS A CHILDREN'S CHOIR, A BALLET SCHOOL AND A SOCIAL SERVICE GROUP.
FUNDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY YUEN LONG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND LEADERS.
TO CELEBRATE ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY THE TOWN HALL IS HOLDING A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A VARIETY SHOW, A CONCERT, A FAMILY BARBECUE AND A DINNER FOR THE ELDERLY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A NUMBER OF EXHIBITIONS.
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AT TODAY'S CEREMONY. MR ALLEYNE PRESENTED SERVICE CERTIFICATES TO STAFF AND VOLUNTEER HELPERS
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