SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1984
BIGGER ROLE SEEN FOR DISTRICT BOARDS
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THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS WILL HAVE TO BE EXPANDED TO COPE WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY, THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF YUEN LONG, MR RICHARD YUEN, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING,
HE SAID THAT DISTRICT BOARDS WOULD BECOME MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
+BUT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOARDS DEPENDS GREATLY ON THE CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM THE RESIDENTS, HE SAID, AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST.
HE SAID SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT BOARDS, RESIDENTS HAD BEEN ENCOURAGED TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON LOCAL PROBLEMS SO THAT IMPROVEMENT COULD BE MADE AND AN IDEAL COMMUNITY COULD BE BUILT.
+THE DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SEEKING RESIDENTS' VIEWS AND WISHES, AND ENSURING THAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT, HE SAID.
THIS YEAR, HE SAID, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WAS ALLOCATED $3 MILLION, AND $1.36 MILLION WOULD BE SPENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS. FUNDS WOULD ALSO BE SPENT ON SPONSOR ING RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT'S CONTEST WAS ORGANISED TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND TO PUBLICISE THE COMING REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, AND NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
ASIDE FROM THE CONTEST, MR YUEN SAID, THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD ALSO STARTED PAYING DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE ELECTIONS,
THE CONTEST IS ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LIMITED.
MUCH WORK DONE FOR ELDERLY
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A GREAT DEAL HAD BEEN DONE IN RECENT YEARS TO IMPROVE WELFARE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH MENTAL HEALTH WEEK ORGANISED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, HE SAID THE EFFORT WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE STEADY RISE IN THE PROPORTION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND SOCIAL CHANGES.
THE GOVERNMENT'S