MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20,
1984
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VALUE OF MACS AS TRAINING BASE STRESSED
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MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS ARE IMPORTANT BASES FOR NURTURING AND TRAINING UP LEADERS TO PROMOTE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SYLVESTER TSE, SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
HE NOTED THAT MANY COMMUNITY LEADERS, SUCH AS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, URBAN COUNCILLORS AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OR OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS.
MR TSE WAS ADDRESSING A GATHERING OF ABOUT 700 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS AT A FIRE PREVENTION SEMINAR.
HE SAID SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE SCHEME IN 1973, MORE THAN 200 SUCH COMMITTEES AND 160 OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS HAD BEEN FORMED IN SHAM SHUI PO.
WITH THE SETTING UP OF THESE ORGANISATIONS, OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE BUILDINGS ARE ABLE TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS, HE SAID.
THE ORGANISATIONS ALSO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE PROMOTION OF A SENSE OF BELONGING AND NEIGHBOURLINESS THROUGH THE ORGANISATION OF VARIOUS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, HE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
BOARD TO SHOW ACHIEVEMENTS
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A WEEK-LONG EXHIBITION ENTITLED +MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD 721+ WILL START AT THE ARGYLE STREET MTR STATION FROM 8 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
IT WILL INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS AND A VIDEO TAPE SHOW ON ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES IN THE PAST 721 DAYS.
JOINTLY OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMEN OF MONG KOK'S FIVE AREA COMMITTEES, NAMELY MR LAU CHI-YAN (EAST), MR YIP CHI-HOI (SOUTH), MR CHAN HON-CHUNG (WEST) MR HUNG WAI-MAN (NORTH) AND MR POON CHEUNG (TAI KOK TSUI).
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILFRED WONG.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE +MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD 721+ EXHIBITION TO BE HELD TOMORROW AT 10 AP AT THE ARGYLE STREET MTR STATION.
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