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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1983
+WE ALSO ENSURE THAT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH DISTRICT IS PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED IN A BALANCED AND SENSIBLE MANNER, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WHAT THE PEOPLE REALLY WANT, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE GOVERNMENT THINK THEY WANT.+
UNDER A MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANISATION, THE CNTA WAS FORMED IN DECEMBER 1981 THROUGH THE AMALGAMATION OF THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
MR LAM SAID STAFF OF THE 18 DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY MET AND TALKED TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE EVERY DAY.
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+IN THIS WAY, CNTA KEEPS ITSELF AND THE REST OF GOVERNMENT INFORMED OF WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING, OR WORRIED ABOUT, SO THAT THE DECISION-MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT CAN TAKE PUBLIC OPINION INTO ACCOUNT WHEN INTRODUCING NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. CHANGE OUTDATED OR UNSATISFACTORY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES,+ HE SAID.
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ANOTHER MAJOR ROLE OF THE CNTA, MR LAM ADDED, WAS TO ENSURE THAT DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES OPERATED EFFECTIVELY AND DEVELOPED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND THAT THEIR ADVICE RECEIVED PROMPT ATTENTION FROM THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AUTHOR ITIES.
+IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE DONE MUCH TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE DISTRICTS, AND HAVE RENDERED MUCH VALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENT IN VARJOUS WAYS, HE SAID.
COMMITTEES AND VARIOUS OTHER BODIES HAD BEEN FORMED TO TACKLE A LARGE NUMBER OF LOCAL ISSUES, RESULTING IN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AND BETTER PUBLIC SERVICES ALL ROUND, HE SAID.
THE CNTA. ALONG WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, ALSO TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN PROMOTING AND ORGANISING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
HE SAID A LOT OF WORK WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN THE COMING FOUR WEEKS TO PUBLICISE THE BY-ELECTIONS FOR THE TIN WAN/SHEK PAI WAN AND QUARRY BAY DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MAY 12.
IT WAS ALSO THE AIM OF THE CNTA TO FOSTER AND DEVELOP GOOD COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN THE DISTRICTS, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES WERE IMPLEMENTED WITH IMAGINATION, CARE, AND WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE IN EACH DISTRICT, HE SAID.
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