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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1983
THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE RE-MODELLING OF THE KOWLOON- CANTON RAILWAY MONG KOK STATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER :
(1) THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 3 PM TOMORROW
(MONDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, 490-492 NATHAN ROAD:
(11) THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 9.30 AM ON TUESDAY
(OCTOBER 25) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF TAI PO COMMERCIAL CENTRE, KWONG FUK ROAD; AND
) THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT
ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF AMOY PLAZA, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.
A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 8.15 AM ON TUESDAY FOR TAI PO.
KAI FONGS PRAISED FOR COMMUNITY WORK
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THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY RESIDENTS IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND THE FORMATION OF NEW COMMUNITY AND CIVIC ORGANISATIONS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI DISTRICT KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION, MR WIGGHAM SAID THAT THIS WAS TO CATER FOR AN INCREASING POPULATION AND CHANGING NEEDS.
THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, HE SAID, ADDING THAT MANY OF THEM +ARE WELL-ESTABLISHED, HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES AND CAN FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY AND SMOOTHLY IN ACHIEVING THEIR SOCIAL OBJECTIVES.+
+IN FACT, THESE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OUR MOST IMPORTANT LIAISON TARGETS WHILE MOST OF THE KAIFONG LEADERS ARE ENJOYING THE CLOSEST WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR STAFF.+
+LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE NO LESS COMMITTED TODAY THAN IN THE PAST TO SUPPORTING THE GOOD WORK OF THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS,+ HE SAID.
MR WIGGHAM SAID THAT THE TSIM SHA TSUI DISTRICT KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION HAD, SINCE THE 1940'S, DEVELOPED INTO A FULL-GROWN ORGANISATION ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROMOTION OF SPORTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
+NO DOUBT, SUCH ACHIEVEMENT IS THE FRUIT OF MUCH HARD WORK BY THE OFFICE-BEARERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION WHO HAVE PROVED THEIR COMPETENCE IN SURMOUNTING COUNTLESS CHALLENGES AND ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT BY RESPONDING TO CHANGING SOCIAL CONDITIONS, + HE SAID.
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