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THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED THE FUTURE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD, SUCH AS DECIDING ON THE NUMBER AND NATURE OF COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS TO BE SET UP, THE DB STANDING ORDERS, AND THE SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEETINGS.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ORGANISED ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES FOR MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORK IN THE BOARD AND TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE GOVERNMENT MACHINERY AND THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
EARLIER, NEWLY ELECTED AND APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MET IN THE AFTERNOON AT A RECEPTION TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
THE NEW DB MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, AND THE USE OF DB FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD IS SCHEDULED ON APRIL 12, IN WHICH THE ELECTION OF THE DB CHAIRMAN WILL TAKE PLACE.
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE IR DISTRICT
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NEWLY-ELECTED AND APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) WENT ON A TOUR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT, AND THE WORK ACHIEVED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, AND HIS STAFF, THE GROUP VISITED MA HANG SQUATTER AREA IN STANLEY AND NAM FUNG SHEUNG VILLAGE IN WONG CHUK HANG WHERE THEY INSPECTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS UNDERTAKEN BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THEY LATER VISITED THE WONG CHUK HANG FACTORY AREA TO SEE THE OPERATION OF MOBILE FOOD VANS WHICH HAVE HELPED EASE THE CATERING PROBLEM FOR WORKERS, AND INSPECTED A SITE EARMARKED FOR A COOKED FOOD CENTRE.
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR STANLEY VALLEY AND THE WAH FU ESTATE PLAYGROUND PROJECT.
THEY ALSO HAD A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF SEVERAL MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES SUCH AS THE ABERDEEN AND NORTHERN AP LEI CHAU RECLAMATION PROJECTS, THE ABERDEEN THROUGH ROAD PROJECT AND THE TELEGRAPH BAY. AT THE END OF THE TOUR, THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS HAD AN INFORMAL GATHERING AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
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