TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1937
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SEMINARS ORGANISED TO IMPROVE LINKS
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A SERIES OF SEMINARS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING ORGANISATIONAL LINKS BETWEEN AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS.
THEY WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF COMMON INTERESTS WITH VARIOUS BUILDING-BASED ORGANISATIONS.
THE FIRST OF THE SEMINARS, ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE CAUSEWAY BAY SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE, WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 10) AT THE PLAZA HOTEL IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES STATED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST NOVEMBER THAT A SYSTEM WOULD BE DEVISED FOR PERIODIC MEETINGS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF THEIR AREA COMMITTEE.
MA AKERS-JONES AND THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, WILL ATTEND THIS THURSDAY'S SEMINAR AT THE PLAZA HOTEL.
THE SEMINAR WILL START WITH A SLIDE SHOW ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CAUSEWAY BAY SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING REMARKS BY MR WIGGHAM AND A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSIONS ON PROBLEMS AND ACTIVITIES IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING AS WELL AS SQUATTER VILLAGES.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL ALSO ATTEND THE SEMINAR.
MR AKERS-JONES WILL MAKE THE CLOSING REMARKS AT ABOUT 8.30 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 10) AT 7 PM. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT 6.45 PM IN THE PEARL ROOM ON THE 27TH FLOOR OF THE PLAZA HOTEL.
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