WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1981
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SCHOOL CHILDREN URGED TO HELP OUT
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SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS COULD CONTRIBUTE SOME OF THE IR EFFORTS TO THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, SAID MR C.C. WAN, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CAUSEWAY BAY/NORTH POINT) AT A SEMINAR HELD AT CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
THEY COULD HELP BY JOINING EDUCATIONAL COMPETITIONS ORGANISED BY GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, TAKING PART IN PUBLICITY DRIVES, AND PASSING ON THE MESSAGE TO THE IR FAMILIES, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AS WELL AS PERSUADING THEM TO REGISTER AS VOTERS, HE SAID.
THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME AIMED AT STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, ENHANCING CO-ORDINATION AND IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, MR WAN EXPLAINED.
HE THEREFORE URGED RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE SCHEME AND TO AIR THE IR OPINIONS.
IN HIS TALK, MR WAN ALSO EXPLAINED TO THE STUDENTS THE STRUCTURE AND POWERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES AS WELL AS THE QUALIFICATION AND RIGHTS OF VOTERS AND CANDIDATES.
THE SEMINAR WAS ONE OF A SERIES OF PROMOTION ACTIVITIES ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ORGANISED BY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (EASTERN) TO PUBLICISE THE SCHEME TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE DISTRICT.
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