MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1984
WORKING TOWARDS A NEW ERA
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HONG KONG WAS ENTERING A NEW ERA, AND IT WAS ESSENTIAL ITS PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT WORKED TOWARDS BUILDING A BETTER HON > KONG, SO AS TO MAINTAIN ITS STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM, SAID TONIGHT (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF CHRISTMAS EVE AT VICTORIA PARK+, MR LAM SAID THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MORE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
TONIGHT'S EVENT WAS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF A HIGH DEGREE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, HE SAID.
+CHRISTMAS EVE AT VICTORIA PARK+ WAS A REGIONAL EVENT ORGAN I SED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO PROVIDE FREE ENTERTAINMENT AND HELP FOSTER COMMUNITY SPIRIT, HE SAID.
THE PROGRAMME FEATURED A TWO-HOUR ALL-STAR EXTRAVANGANZA, DRAMA PERFORMANCES, SINGING, AEROBIC AND BREAK DANCE SHOWS, LION DANCES, AND CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH, ASSISTEL BY THREE OTHER DISTRICT BOARDS, WAN CHAI, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TONIGHT'S CEREMONY WAS AN URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG.
NEW YUEN LONG CHAMBERS OPENED
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MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE URGED TODAY BY MR WILLIAM BROWN, LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, TO STAND FOR THE MARCH DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT CANDIDATES WILLING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH UNSELF ISH EFFORT AND DEDICATION WOULD SUCCEED.
MR BROWN WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAMBERS.
HE SAID THAT CHALLENGING WORK LAY AHEAD FOR ALL POTENTIAL CANDIDATES.
IN YUEN LONG THE NUMBER OF ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WOULD INCREASE FROM SIX TO TEN AND MEMBERS WOULD ELECT, AMONG THEMSELVES, THE IR OWN CHAIRMAN AND WOULD ALSO ELECT A REPRESENTAT!! TO SIT ON THE NEW PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL.
/MR BROWN