SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1983
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BOARD WORK ING THROUGH LOCAL BODIES
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A DISTRICT BOARD MIGHT WORK THROUGH A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL BODIES TO PROVIDE A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS ALTHOUGH IT HAD ONLY LIMITED MEANS AT ITS DIRECT DISPOSAL.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AT THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE NAM SHAN CENTRE IN SHAM SHUI PO.
+ THE CENTRE IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH SERVICE BUT WITHIN IT WE HAVE A TOY LIBRARY AND A STUDY ROOM WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE WALL MURAL OUTSIDE, ARE THE THREE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THIS CENTRE IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, + MR AKERS-JONES SAID.
+SO OFTEN WE HAVE SAID THAT ONE OF THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME IS TO PROVIDE A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THAT THE DISTRICT BOARDS ARE TO PROVIDE THE MOMENTUM.
+HOW A DISTRICT BOARD, WITH ONLY LIMITED MEANS AT ITS DIRECT DISPOSAL, IS TO ACHIEVE THIS MUST BE THE QUESTION ON THE MINDS OF MANY.
+HERE WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD MEETING LOCAL NEEDS THROUGH A WELFARE AGENCY AND IN OTHER CASES, THE DISTRICT BOARD MAY WORK THROUGH A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, WITH AN AREA COMMITTEE, A KAIFONG ASSOCIATION, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND MANY OTHER LOCAL BODIES, HE SAID.
• IN THIS WAY WE HAVE A VIABLE FUSION OF IDEAS AND RESOURCES, ALONG WITH BETTER AND MORE ACTIVE LOCAL PARTICIPATION.
+THIS CO-OPERATION HAS WORKED WELL ACROSS THE DISTRICTS AND I AM SURE THAT THERE CAN BE MANY ADDITIONS AND VARIATIONS TO THE FORMULA.
+A BETTER COMMUNITY IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING FOR, AND IN THIS THE GOALS OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE WELFARE AGENCIES AND THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR,+ MR AKERS-JONES SAID.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, MR AKERS-JONES TOURED THE CENTRE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE, MISS KO SIU-WAH AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN 12.