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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1983
SEMINAR ON NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT
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THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT, DISTRICT BOARDS AND RESIDENTS IN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THE TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION AT A FULL-DAY SEMINAR FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS IN SHA TIN ON SUNDAY (MARCH 6).
THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MRS KWAN CHOW PO-WAN, AND THE OFFICE'S TECHNICAL SECRETÁRY, MR CHAN WAI-SUN, WILL TALK ON NEW TOWN PLANNING WHILE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DONALD TSANG, WILL SPEAK ON NEW TOWN MANAGEMENT.
TWO GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, DR KUAN HSIN-CHI AND DR JOSEPH CHENG, WILL ANALYSE THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, DISTRICT BOARDS, THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, THE SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS. ABOUT 100 MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
INVITED.
EACH GROUP WILL PRESENT ITS REPORTS AT AN OPEN FORUM IN THE AFTERNOON.
A CLOSING REMARK WILL BE MADE BY THE HEAD OF THE UNITED COLLEGE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR CHEN TIEN-CHI.
THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, WILL START AT 9 AM AT THE LECTURE THEATRE C1 OF THE UNITED COLLEGE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT THE LECTURE THEATRE C1 OF THE UNITED COLLEGE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY ON SUNDAY (MARCH 6). THE TALKS WILL START AT 9 AM AND THE OPEN FORUM AT 2.30 PM.
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