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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1981
WITH THE SWIMMING SEASON IN FULL SWING, THE WATER CARNIVAL, WITH ITS MANY AQUA-GAMES WILL BE AN ADDED ATTRACTION. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THE EXCITEMENT OF TEAM COMPETITION AND AT THE SAME TIME ENJOY A REFRESHING DIP.
APPLICATION FORMS AND DETAILS ON EACH EVENT MAY BE OBTAINABLE FROM ALL RSS DISTRICT OFFICES AND ENTRIES WILL BE DETERMINED ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS,
WONG TAI SIN BOARD PLANS PROJECTS *****
A DECISION TO FINANCE OR SUBSIDISE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INCLUDING A WORK CAMP FOR TSZ WAN SHAN YOUTHS AND A STUDENT GUIDANCE SEMINAR AND EXHIBITION IN CHOI HUNG ESTATE, WAS MADE AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD.
AT THE BOARD MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MEMBERS ALSO AGREED TO ADOPT THE DESIGN OF A LOGO WHICH WON FIRST PRIZE AT A RECENTLY-HELD COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE BOARD.
OTHER MATTERS AGREED UPON WERE THAT SUPPORT BE GIVEN TO THE TRANSLATION OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG INTO CHINESE, IN ORDER TO LET THE PUBLIC HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW, AND THAT A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BE SET UP IN THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARD AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, PARTICULARLY MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND AREA COMMITTEES, AND WERE UNANIMOUS IN THEIR VIEW THAT THERE SHOULD BE MORE FREQUENT CONTACTS AND DIALOGUES AMONG THE ORGANISATIONS.
THEY ALSO CALLED ON THE PEOPLE REMAINING BEHIND FROM THE CLEARANCE AT WANG TAU HOM TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, TO MOVE FROM OUTSIDE THE TUNG TAU ESTATE TO YUEN CHAU KOK, SHATIN, AND ALSO CALLED ON THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO PERSUADE THÉ PEOPLE TO MAKE THE FULLEST USE OF EXISTING GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE IR MOVE.
AT THE NEXT MEETING, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT.
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