THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1984
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SHA TIN DB TO DISCUSS GREEN PAPER
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PRELIMINARY VIEWS OF SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ON THE RECENTLY-PUBLISHED GREEN PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC AT THE IR FULL BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING.
UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBERS WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING IN CAMERA THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER.
AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO COMMENT ON A REPORT OF THE IR STUDY TOUR TO KOREA. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS A TRAINING SCHEME, SIMILAR TO THE SAEMAUL MOVEMENT (NEW COMMUNITY MOVEMENT) IN KOREA, TO BE TRIED OUT IN SHA TIN TO PROMOTE CIVIC-MINDEDNESS AMONG ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AN INFORMATION PAPER ON A PROPOSAL TO THE GOVERNMENT TO STAGE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN SHA TIN ON DECEMBER 9 THIS YEAR WILL ALSO BE TABLED.
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LABOUR MP COMING
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A LABOUR MP, DR JEREMY BRAY WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FOR A 12-DAY VISIT.
DR BRAY WILL MEET A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE HE LEAVES ON AUGUST 7.
HE WILL MEET UMELCO, MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MAC CHAIRMEN, LOCAL NT LEADERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INTEREST GROUPS, REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SERVICE TRADE UNIONS, PEOPLE IN THE LABOUR FIELD, AND MANUFACTURERS.
DR BRAY WILL ALSO VISIT A NUMBER OF PLACES, INCLUDING TAI PO AND SHA TIN DISTRICTS AND A HOUSING ESTATE, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AND WILL ATTEND A MEETING OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD.
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