THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1984
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BOARDS COLLECTING VIEWS ON WHITE PAPER
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THE DISTRICT BOARDS OF YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK HAVE BEGUN COLLECTING PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE WHITE PAPER ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE THROUGH A SERIES OF CONTACTS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND ORGANISATIONS.
BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETINGS AND FORUMS TO DISCUSS THE WHITE PAPER, AND HAVE MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS.
THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD WILL ORGANISE AN OPEN FORUM ON THE WHITE PAPER IN MID-OCTOBER, AND WILL SEND LETTERS TO ALL ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT INCLUDING YOUTH GROUPS, THE ELDERLY AND WELFARE ORGANISATIONS INVITING THEM TO ATTEND THE FORUM.
THE BOARD WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE WHITE PAPER AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 26.
THIS EVENING (THURSDAY) DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ATTENDING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE YAU MA TEI KAIFONG WELFARE
MEANWHILE, MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION TO DISCUSS THE DOCUMENT. FOUR AREA COMMITTEES HAVE BEGUN GATHERING VIEWS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS AND WILL REPORT BACK TO THE IR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES,
IN MONG KOK, THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ARRANGED A SPECIAL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 8 (THURSDAY) AT 3 PM TO DISCUSS THE WHITE PAPER.
PRIOR TO THIS, THE BOARD WILL BE COLLECTING VIEWS AND OPINIONS THROUGH ARRANGEMENTS WITH ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO ATTEND A JOINT MEETING OF THE FIVE AREA COMMITTEES WHICH HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO COLLECT VIEWS FROM MEMBERS. RESIDENTS, MEMBERS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS INCORPORATIONS AND KAIFONGS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS.
THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALSO ARRANGED FOR A MEET THE PUBLIC SESSION TO COLLECT PUBLIC OPINION. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN URGED TO CONTACT ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE IR CONSTITUENCIES OR ANY APPOINTED MEMBER IF THEY WISH TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS.
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