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SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1984
GREATER IMPETUS TO DB WORK
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DISTRICT BOARDS WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO A +NEW ORBIT OF OPERATION AND GIVE AN EVEN GREATER IMPETUS TO THE IR WORK+ FOLLOWING THE RECENT CHANGES, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE CHANGES INCLUDE THE DOUBLING OF ELECTED SEATS, THE ELECTION OF DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN FROM AMONG UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, AND THE CHANGE IN STATUS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL CEASE TO BE MEMBERS BUT CONTINUE TO BE IN REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT BOARD MEETINGS.
+ THE BOARDS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE ABLE TO DO EVEN MORE FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE +TUEN MUN DISTRICT FORUM+ - THE FIRST OF THE 18 DISTRICTS' RADIO PROGRAMMES TO DISCUSS WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS PROBLEMS OF THE IR DISTRICTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BOARDS IN RECENT YEARS.
+ IT IS NOW WIDELY RECOGNISED THAT DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE ENABLED THE RESIDENTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO WORK HAND IN HAND IN SOLVING PROBLEMS OF THE DISTRICT, AND HAVE ENCOURAGED ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AFFAIRS,+ HE SAID.
+THE AIM IS TO FOSTER A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL CARE AND CONCERN SO THAT WE CAN LOOK CRITICALLY BUT POSITIVELY AT OUR COMMUNITY, AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.+
THE 90-MINUTE +DISTRICT FORA+ PROGRAMME, ORGANISED BY THE 18 DISTRICT OFFICES AND PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, TAKES THE FORM OF A DISCUSSION BY EIGHT PANELISTS ON VARIOUS LOCAL PROBLEMS, FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
THE FORUMS WILL BE HELD IN THE OTHER 17 DISTRICTS ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAYS UNTIL NOVEMBER 4.
EACH FORUM WILL BE RECORDED AND BROADCAST AT RTHK'S RADIO 1 BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 AM ON THE FOLLOWING SATURDAYS, TOGETHER WITH A HALF-HOUR PHONE-IN SESSION FOR LISTENERS TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS.
MR AKERS-JONES SAID THAT THE PROGRAMME WAS PLANNED TO STIMULATE GREATER PUBLIC INTEREST IN, AND UNDERSTANDING OF, THE WORK OF DISTRICT BOARDS.
+YOUR PARTICIPATION, BOTH AS LISTENERS AND AS COMMENTATORS, IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAMME, HE SAID.
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