WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1981
THE MOVE IS IN LINE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONALISATION SCHEME WHICH AIMS AT PUTTING DISTRICT WELFARE UNITS UNDER ONE ROOF WHERE POSSIBLE.
THE NEW OFFICE WILL HOLD AN OPEN DAY AND A DISPLAY OF VARIOUS SERVICES ON FRIDAY (MARCH 20) FROM 3 PM TO 5.30 PM FOR RESIDENTS TO GAIN A BETTER INSIGHT OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE.
THE ABERDEEN SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT AT PRESENT HANDLES 1 684 CASES FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, 6 017 FOR OLD AGE AND 1 321 FOR DISABILITY ALLOWANCES.
THE FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE HANDLES 872 CASES WITH DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WHILE THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE ORGANISES A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
SHA TIN COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
TO BE INTENS IF IED
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THE COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMME IN SHA TIN WILL BE INTENSIFIED THIS YEAR, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, HR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR CHUI, SPEAKING AT SHA TIN ROTARY CLUB'S CHARTER NIGHT SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT THE SAME TIME WOULD ENCOURAGE AND SPONSOR THE SETTING UP OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
AS IN ALL OTHER NT DISTRICTS, HE SAID, AN ARTS AND A SPORTS ASSOCIATION WERE BEING INCORPORATED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH A NETWORK OF AREA COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES, FOR THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, SPORTING AND OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
+CO-ORDINATION OF THESE ORGANISATIONS IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY AND THE CENTRE OF THE CO-ORDINATING MACHINERY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IS THE DISTRICT BOARD WITH ITS SUB-COMMITTEES,+ MR CHUI SAID.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION INCREASED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS SUB-COMMITTEES YET FURTHER.
AN EFFECTIVE BOARD STRUCTURE REQUIRED A LOT OF IMPUT NOT ONLY FROM OFFICIALS, BUT FROM UNOFFICIALS AS WELL.
+A PRESTIGIOUS BODY SUCH AS YOURS HAS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY NOT ONLY IN LOCAL COMMUNITY BODIES BUT ALSO IN THE DISTRICT BOARD, HE SAID.
MR CHUI DESCRIBED THE FOUNDATION OF SHA TIN ROTARY CLUB AS A LANDMARK FOR THE ROTARY MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG, A SIGN OF THE STEADY PROGRESS OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN, AND A SYMBOL OF THE WELL-ROUNDED COMMUNITY THE GOVERNMENT HOPED TO SEE ESTABLISHED THERE.