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HE ALSO CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE ORGANISERS AND TO MAINTAIN ORDER DURING AND AFTER THE CARNIVAL. EIGHT GATES IN THE PARK WILL BE OPENED TO PROVIDE A BETTER FLOW OF VISITORS TO THE CARNIVAL.
A COMMAND POST WILL ALSO BE SET UP IN FOOTBALL PITCH NUMBER 6 TO PROVIDE FIRST AID TREATMENT AND FOR REPORTING LOST CHILDREN.
THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $30 000 TOWARDS THE TOTAL COST OF MORE THAN $72 000 TO STAGE THE CARNIVAL.
CHILDREN'S PARK FOR LAMMA ***
A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND WILL BE BUILT IN SOK KWU WAN ON LAMMA NEXT YEAR TO COMPLEMENT EXISTING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THERE, ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A NEW SITTING-OUT AREA AT SOK KWU WAN, MR YAP SAID A NUMBER OF OTHER FACILITIES WERE ALSO BEING PLANNED FOR THE AREA.
+WITH DISTRICT BOARDS DEVELOPING INTO FULL MATURITY OVER THE COMING YEARS, THERE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND IN BETTER MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AFFAIRS, + HE SAID.
+SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD IN 1982, MUCH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORK, HE ADDED.
MR YAP CALLED ON THOSE INTERESTED IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY TO RUN AS CANDIDATES FOR THE FORTHCOMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN MARCH. THE NOMINATION PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES WILL BE FROM JANUARY 4 TO 31.
HE ALSO URGED REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.
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