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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1981
+AS EACH BLOCK IS COMPLETED AND THE NEW RESIDENTS MOVE IN, WE AIM TO VISIT EACH FAMILY OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW WEEKS, TO IDENTIFY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILLING TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME TO THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR BLOCK, AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO FORM THEMSELVES INTO AN MAC.+
DR HASE SAID WHAT WE WERE DOING IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY BUILDING IN THE NEW TOWN WAS TO TRY TO ASSIST RESIDENTS TO DEVELOP A SOCIAL STRUCTURE ALONGSIDE THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE BEING PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
AS WELL AS CHECKING THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES, THE WORK INVOLVED IDENTIFYING PUBLIC SPIRITED RESIDENTS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO FORM A SKELETON OF COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND ASSISTING THEM BY INDICATING AREAS OF WORK IN WHICH THEY COULD FUNCTION.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE TWO DANGERS OF EITHER TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH BY TRYING TO FORM A SOCIETY FOR RESIDENTS RATHER THAN MERELY ASSISTING RESIDENTS TO FORM ONE THEMSELVES, OR TRYING TO DO TOO LITTLE HAD TO BE AVOIDED.
+ THE JOB IS DELICATE
TIME-CONSUMING AND DIFFICULT, BUT ITS NEED IS CLEAR AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TREMENDOUS,+ DR HASE SAID.
HK REPRESENTED AT REGIONAL FISHERIES MEETING
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HONG KONG WILL BE REPRESENTED AT AN IMPORTANT REGIONAL MEETING ON FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND STOCK ASSESSMENT WHICH BEGINS IN THE PHILIPPINES TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, LEFT FOR MANILA TODAY TO REPRESENT HONG KONG AT THIS FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THE MEETING IS SPONSORED BY THE SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATING PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS' FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION.
DURING THE FOUR-DAY MEETING, DELEGATES FROM A NUMBER OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES WILL DISCUSS A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS CONNECTED WITH FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND STOCK ASSESSMENT.
THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS FISHERIES POLICIES OF THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES, AND AREAS WHERE MAJOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVÉ RESULTS SHOULD BE MADE.
BEFORE RETURNING TO HONG KONG, MR RIDDELL-SWAN WILL VISIT VARIOUS FISHERIES ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES TO DISCUSS FISHERIES MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST WITH OFFICIALS THERE.