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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TODAY, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR A.G. EASON, ENCOURAGED THE NEW DISTRICT BOARD TO CONTINUE WITH ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND MAKE WONG TAI SIN A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN,
+ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF A DISTRICT BOARD IS TO PROVIDE MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN EACH DISTRICT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, HE SAID.
+FOR THIS REASON, DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH FUNDS 30 THAT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN SPEEDILY, THEREBY DEMONSTRATING THAT GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIVE TO PROVIDING BETTER FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN EACH DISTRICT. +
WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD HAS 16 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN HAND, WITH A TOTAL COST OF MORE THAN $500 000.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE A NEWLY ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR CHUNG SHE-YEN, THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF KOWLOON, MR PAU MAN-KWONG, AND THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR IAN STRACHAN.
OTHER DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED LAST MONTH AND MEMBERS OF THE TUNG TAU AREA CCMMITTEE AND LOCAL MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES ATTENDED THE CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
BAND FESTIVAL * * *
THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD THE FIFTH HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL FROM NOVEMBER 7-14, 1982.
DETAILS OF THE EVENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 3 PM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 11) AT THE GIS THEATRE, 5/F., BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARPIE IGSHAM; THE ACTING MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR M MIKE LUKER NO THE ASSISTANT MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR (PROFESSIONAL VE THOMAS
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONFERENCE.