THE CHIE
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1981
CHIEF SECRETARY TO ADDRESS INAUGURAL
SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING
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SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL ADDRESS THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 4) AT THE CHAN PAK SHA SCHOOL, 1 SHUM WAN ROAD IN WONG CHUK HANG, HONG KONG.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE MEETING WILL BE THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES.
MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE SECOND TO BE SET UP ON HONG KONG ISLAND, COME FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF SOCIETY - FROM INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK AND KAIFONGS, THUS ENSURING REPRESENTATION OF THE VIEWS OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, A SOUTHERN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WAS FORMED IN MAY THIS YEAR, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OST CLOSELY CONCERNED WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT, AND CHAIRED BY THE AREA'S CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER.
ITS PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THAT DISTRICT NEEDS ARE MET ALL PROBLEMS EFFECTIVELY DEALT WITH.
IN THE MONTHS SINCE IT WAS FORMED, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SET UP THREE SUB-COMMITTEES TO CARRY OUT NUMEROUS RESPONSIBILITIES IN A VARIETY OF MATTERS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BUILDING AND OTHER PROJECTS, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES, PARKING NEEDS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, AMONG OTHERS.
WITH THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND IT, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT MORE EFFECTIVELY THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEW DISTRICT BOARD.
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD AT THE CHAN PAK SHA SCHOOL, 1 SHUM WAN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG, HONG KONG AT 2.30 PM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 4). UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW AT ABOUT 4 PM.
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