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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1983
THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION), MR C.M. LEUNG, SAID THE CONFERENCE WAS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS FROM ALL 18 DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND URBAN AREAS TO MEET ONE ANOTHER TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF COMMON CONCERN.
IT WILL ALSO ENABLE THEM TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON PROBLEMS AND TO DISCUSS THE ROLE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF DISTRICT BOARDS,+ HE SAID.
+FURTHERMORE, IT WILL PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO JOINED THE BOARDS MORE RECENTLY, OF THE GOVERNMENT MACHINERY SO THAT THEY MAY BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO MAKE USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS.
+THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS AND EXPERIENCE, WE HOPE THAT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL COME UP WITH IMAGINATIVE AND CONST- RUCTIVE IDEAS AS TO HOW THE BOARDS CAN PLAY AN EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AFFAIRS.+
MR LEUNG NOTED THAT THE DISTRICT BOARDS HAD ALREADY DONE A GREAT DEAL DURING THE PAST YEARS IN IMPROVING THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTING RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS REFLECTING VIEWS OF PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICTS ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROJECTS.
THIS IS MOST ENCOURAGING AND I AM SURE THE SEMINAR WILL ADD STEAM TO THIS PROCESS, HE SAID.
TAKING THE FORM OF WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS IN CANTONESE, THE ONE- DAY CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD FROM 9 AM TO 4.15 PM AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST,
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING BEFORE THE PARTICIPANTS ARE DIVIDED INTO FIVE WORKSHOPS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT: CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; SOCIAL SERVICES AND DISTRICT BOARDS AS A CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION,
EACH WORKSHOP WILL CONSIST OF TALKS BY FOUR TO FIVE PERSONS, FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION PERIODS.
AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION, A SUMMARY WILL BE MADE BY EACH WORKSHOP CHAIRMAN FOR PRESENTATION AT A PLENARY SESSION TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE WORKSHOP DISCUSSION SESSIONS, WHICH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE. THE CONFERENCE WILL HELD BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4.15 PM ON SATURDAY (MAY 28) AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
MEDIA MEMBERS SHOULD REPORT TO THE PRESS RECEPTION DESK ON ARRIVAL WHEN THEY WILL BE ISSUED WITH PRESS BADGES AND INFORMATION MATERIAL.
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